Test Yourself
The following table summarises the results of a clinical trial to assess the effect of a new treatment (A) against the standard treatment (B). The outcome we are interested in was whether the patient had died 6 months after receiving the treatment.
|
|
Died |
|
|
|
|
Yes |
No |
Total |
|
Treatment A |
41 |
216 |
257 |
|
Treatment B |
64 |
180 |
244 |
|
Total |
105 |
396 |
501 |
Reflection
What additional data would you like to have to understand this pattern of road accident casualties by age in a district of London as summarised in the table below?
|
Age |
Frequency |
|
0-4 |
28 |
|
5-9 |
46 |
|
10-15 |
58 |
|
16 |
20 |
|
17 |
31 |
|
18-19 |
64 |
|
20-24 |
149 |
|
25-59 |
316 |
|
60-80 |
103 |
|
Total |
815 |
DropDown Activity
Complete the following sentences:
True or False
Feedback
False
If a population has a low mortality rate then they could have a lower incidence and a higher prevalence which would indicate a more healthy population.