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Given the following information on a hypothetical disease study, calculate the odds ratio and relative risk. Explain the significance of these numbers.
Developed Did not Develop
Exposed individuals: 100 100
Not Exposed: 50 150
Odds Ratio: 3
Because the relative risk is greater than 1 the disease is positively related with exposure, in other words, there is reason to believe exposure is associated with the disease.
Relative Risk: 2
Because the relative risk is greater than 1 the disease is positively related with exposure, in other words, there is reason to believe exposure is associated with the disease.