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Statistics: A Guide to Assessing Societal Risk: Proceedings of a Symposium

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Medicine Buffalo

Consumers and Health Professionals Find Risk Statistics More Persuasive When Presented in Relative Terms, Study Concludes

BUFFALO, N.Y. Every day, consumers and their healthcare providers make decisions about medications, diagnostic tests and other medical interventions based on risk statistics. According to the findings ...
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A Validated Risk Prediction Model for Breast Cancer in US Black Women

Ibrutinib Plus Venetoclax for First-Line Treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Primary Analysis Results From the Minimal Residual Disease Cohort of the Randomized Phase II CAPTIVATE Study The ...
Oregonian

Dear Doctor: How do doctors calculate absolute risk reduction numbers when considering use of statins?

DEAR DR. ROACH: A cardiologist recently suggested that I should consider taking a statin because of my “borderline” cholesterol level. So, I took a dive into the details of statin therapy. I learned ...
Money Management

Toolbox: A risk of errors when tracking performance

So while TE has a purpose in understanding a portfolio’s positions away from benchmark, it does very little to explain the absolute volatility in returns. TE statistics have to be examined in the ...