Imagine that the incidence of gun violence is compared in two cities, one with relaxed gun laws (A), the other with strict gun laws (B). In the city with relaxed gun laws, there were 50 shootings in a population of 100,000 and in the other city, 10 shootings in a population of 100,000. Show contingency table and MedCalc results.  What is the relative risk of gun violence in the city with relaxed gun laws (A)?  What is the relative risk of gun violence in the city with strict gun laws (B)?  What questions need to be asked before concluding that there is an association between shootings and gun laws?

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Imagine that the incidence of gun violence is compared in two cities, one with
relaxed gun laws (A), the other with strict gun laws (B). In the city with relaxed
gun laws, there were 50 shootings in a population of 100,000 and in the other city,
10 shootings in a population of 100,000. Show contingency table and MedCalc
results.
 What is the relative risk of gun violence in the city with relaxed gun laws (A)?
 What is the relative risk of gun violence in the city with strict gun laws (B)?
 What questions need to be asked before concluding that there is an
association between shootings and gun laws?

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