Measures of association

Measures of association is used in analytical epidemiology to identify the connection of being exposure and disease outcome. Included in the measures are relative risk, absolute risk reduction, attributable risk, and odds ratio. In your judgement, what are the relevancy/principles do these measures add to public health decision makers? Select one measure of association, and use it as an example. Your write-up should be at least 250 words with in-text citations and references

Required unit resources:

Chapter 7: Measures of association by Ray Merrill

Let’s focus on Relative Risk (RR) as an example: