Odds, Probability, & Odds Ratios
Read before class on Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Required
- STAT2 Textbook
- 9.1-9.2, with specific attention to the concepts of odds, probability, and odds ratios (not on the regression model just yet)
Recommended
- Journal Article
- Guan, W. J., Ni, Z. Y., Hu, Y., Liang, W. H., Ou, C. Q., He, J. X., … & Du, B. (2020). Clinical characteristics of coronavirus disease 2019 in China. New England Journal of Medicine. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2002032
- Tenny S, Hoffman MR. Odds Ratio (OR) [Updated 2019 Nov 26]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2020 Jan-. Available from: https://www-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.libproxy.smith.edu/books/NBK431098/
- Newspaper Articles/ Blog Posts
- Carroll, A.E. (2017, Nov 10). A Link Between Alcohol and Cancer? It’s Not Nearly as Scary as It Seems The New York Times.
- Videos
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. (2009, April 30). Large Hadron Collider. (particularly 3:08 - 4:25, but it’s helpful to have the set up before then)