RELATIVE RISK INCREASE: ~150% ABSOLUTE RISK INCREASE: 0.00001%https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7501173/Elderly-female-drivers-three-times-likely-involved-crash.html …
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Replying to @justsaysrisks
Again, for an extremely rare event like a crash, the absolute risk difference will always be tiny, no matter the putative cause being investigated. That's why for population health, the relative risk is much more informative.
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Replying to @andrewmente @justsaysrisks
Or we give both and let folks decide? One is for an individual decision and the other for a policy/population one.
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Yes, in my opinion it really comes down to the use of the stats - obviously, relative risk is vital for policy, but realistically telling people their risk of a crash is 'tripled' without qualifying that statement is very misleading
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