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In quantitative research how are risk ratios also known as relative risk calculated and what is the significance of confidence intervals?

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Risk ratios also known as relative risk which is a calculation often used in quantitative research is explained in the following StatPearls guide.

Tenny, S. & Hoffman, M.R. (2023, March 27). Relative risk. StatPearls. Retrieved  July 17, 2025, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430824/

Confidence intervals also used in quantitative research is explained in the following Statpearls guide

Shreffler, J. & Huecker, M.R. (2023, March13). Hypothesis testing, p values, confidence intervals and significance. StatPearls. Retrieved July 17, 2025, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK557421/