Introduction to Epidemiology 6th Edition by Ray M Merrill

Exercise 16

An accident on the freeway resulted in a chemical leak that exposed several individuals in the nearby community. Many residents complained of respiratory problems. To calculate the probability or risk of illness, describe the statistical measure you would use (including the numerator, denominator, and rate base).

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In a population, when new cases happens very fast and rapidly in a short interval of time then at that time the incidence rate is termed to be as attack rate. This can be formulated as:

Attack rate is also known as cumulative incidence rate.