According to a study on partner abuse reported by the Sacramento Bee, 25% of women with male partners had been assaulted by their current or a former partner, whereas 11 % of women with female partners had been assaulted. What is the relative risk of assault for women with male partners compared to women with female partners? Answer ina sentence that would be understood by someone with no training in statistics.

Angeline Avila

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2022-08-19

According to a study on partner abuse reported by the Sacramento Bee, 25% of women with male partners had been assaulted by their current or a former partner, whereas 11 % of women with female partners had been assaulted. What is the relative risk of assault for women with male partners compared to women with female partners? Answer ina sentence that would be understood by someone with no training in statistics.

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Bryce Obrien

Bryce Obrien

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Let's denote:
Group 1: Women with male partners
Group 2 : Women with female partners
Since the Risk in group 1 is 25%, and the Risk in group 2 is 11%, the relative risk is
R e l a t i v e   r i s k = R i s k   i n   g r o u p   1 R i s k   i n   g r o u p   2 = 25 % 11 % = 2.2727
This result means that the risk of being assaulted for women with male partners is 2.2727 times the risk for women with female partners.
Result:
The relative risk of 2.2727 means that the risk of being assaulted for women with male partners is 2.272 times the risk for Women with female partners.

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