Match each description with its most appropriate measure. Not all terms will be used. Determine what percentage of the population has been vaccinated against the flu ◆ Measure the percentage of cruise ship patrons who got sick after entering the contaminated hot tub Compare the risk of dying in South Carolina with the risk of dying in Florida ◆ Determine the risk of dying from pneumonia in the U.S. + Calculate the proportion of Ebola patients who died from Ebola within a year of diagnosis A. Case-fatality rate B. Incidence rate C. Cumulative incidence D. Attack rate E. Adjusted all-cause mortality rate F. Cause-specific mortality rate G. Prevalence H. Proportionate mortality ratio

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Match each description with its most appropriate measure. Not all terms will be used.
◆ Determine what percentage of the population has been vaccinated against the flu
◆ Measure the percentage of cruise ship patrons who got sick after entering the contaminated hot tub
Compare the risk of dying in South Carolina with the risk of dying in Florida
◆ Determine the risk of dying from pneumonia in the U.S.
Calculate the proportion of Ebola patients who died from Ebola within a year of diagnosis
A. Case-fatality rate
B. Incidence rate
C. Cumulative incidence
D.Attack rate
E. Adjusted all-cause mortality rate
F. Cause-specific mortality rate
G. Prevalence
H. Proportionate mortality ratio
Transcribed Image Text:Match each description with its most appropriate measure. Not all terms will be used. ◆ Determine what percentage of the population has been vaccinated against the flu ◆ Measure the percentage of cruise ship patrons who got sick after entering the contaminated hot tub Compare the risk of dying in South Carolina with the risk of dying in Florida ◆ Determine the risk of dying from pneumonia in the U.S. Calculate the proportion of Ebola patients who died from Ebola within a year of diagnosis A. Case-fatality rate B. Incidence rate C. Cumulative incidence D.Attack rate E. Adjusted all-cause mortality rate F. Cause-specific mortality rate G. Prevalence H. Proportionate mortality ratio
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