I've been meaning to do this since I created @justsaysrisks - new blog explaining relative vs absolute risk, and why they are both importanthttps://link.medium.com/ZqGVCYaLrX
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As a researcher totally understand the value of ratio measures. Of late I am starting to believe that in terms of communicating results population attributable risks might be better. Thoughts?
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I think that the PAF can be a very useful tool in communication but I don't think it applies to most media reports, so absolute risk difference is often more useful. But yes it is definitely helpful when used correctly
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