The ratio of the incidence of the disease among exposed and the incidence among non-exposed is called
Correct Answer: Relative risk
Description: "Relative risk" (RR) or risk ratio is defined as the ratio between the incidence of disease among exposed persons and incidence among the non exposed.Incidence among exposedIQ = --------------------------------------------- x 100Incidence among non-exposedThe case-control study cannot give relative risk but from the case-control study, we can derive odds ratio.
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