TOOLKIT Notes: Interpreting Categorical Data

_____ that can be

_____ by

_____ the

_____ of

_____ in the

_____ of

_____ that fall into each of a

_____ of

_____

(_____) categories.

The _____ or

_____ of people in the

_____ of

_____ for whom an

_____ _____ occurs.

Example: In a sample of 300 U.S. adults over the age of 35, 185 admitted to non-healthy eating habits. Of those who said they had non-healthy eating habits, 136 were also clinically diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. What is the absolute risk of being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes for U.S. adults over the age of 35 with non-healthy eating habits?

The _____,

_____ ,

or _____ to be

_____ in an

_____ or observational

_____ .

When making a _____ frequency table,

label the _____ as the explanatory variable.

The _____ being

_____ in an

_____ or

_____ study.

When making a _____ frequency table,

label the _____ as the response variable.

Example: illustrate on the table where to locate the explanatory and response variables when comparing risk in a two-way frequency table.

The _____ in the

_____ _____ for

_____ groups.

Absolute Risk Reduction =

Summary Sentence for Absolute Risk Reduction:

The _____ of the

_____ risk for two

_____ .

Relative Risk =

Summary Sentence for Relative Risk: