Biostatistics & Outcomes

Outcome measures translate a trial result into terms you can apply to a patient or a formulary decision. A single 2 × 2 table yields the risk in each group, relative risk, relative and absolute risk reduction, number needed to treat or harm, and the odds ratio all at once, so the relationships between them stay visible instead of being computed in isolation. Hazard ratio, incremental cost-effectiveness ratio, and descriptive statistics cover the remaining measures commonly met in the literature.

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2x2 · contingency · relative risk · RR · RRR · ARR · NNT · NNH · odds ratio · OR · number needed to treat · hazard ratio · HR · survival · cox · time to event · kaplan meier · ICER · cost effectiveness · QALY · pharmacoeconomics · incremental cost · willingness to pay · mean · median · mode · average · standard deviation · range · descriptive statistics · IQR