Question

Bob reported that the patients suffering from the “Mad Man Disease” who used his “magic dust” elixir properly resulted in an odds-ratio = .6 relative to controls who did not use his elixir, whose probability of suffering from the “Mad Man Disease” was only p = .3.

(a) Describe the meaning of the odds-ratio for elixir users in words. (2 points)

(b) What was the probability of suffering from the “Mad Man Disease” for the elixir group? (3 points)

Answer 1