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Randy Neil Biostats 30: USMLE Biostats Shorts - Less than 1 minute

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USMLE purpose: Rapid-review a single biostats shortcut in Anki-card style.

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EpisodeRandy Neil Biostats 30
TopicBiostats short
Runtime1 min
Published2024-02-04
SourceOpen YouTube video

One-liner

For cohort or randomized trial risk comparisons, think relative risk .

Rapid recall: what measure goes with cohort studies?

Relative risk.

Mini-check

Cohort starts with exposure status and follows forward for outcome.

Extra practice

A study starts with smokers and nonsmokers, then follows them for lung cancer over 10 years. What measure is most appropriate?

  • A) Odds ratio
  • B) Relative risk
  • C) Specificity
  • D) PPV
Reveal answer & explanation

Answer: B) Relative risk

Cohort studies start with exposure status and follow forward for outcome.