This statistic is a direct estimate of risk a prevalence b i

This statistic is a direct estimate of risk.

a.) prevalence

b.) incidence proportion

c.) risk ratio

Solution

This statistic is a direct estimate of risk.

a.) prevalence

b.) incidence proportion

c.) risk ratio

Answer b.) incidence proportion

Incidence rate measure provides a direct estimate of the probability or risk of illness

The risk ratio is the ratio of the risk of an event in the two groups

Prevalence is referring to the number of cases of a disease that are present in a particular population at a given time, whereas incidence refers to the number of new cases that develop in a given period of time.