Before revision: Measures of occurrence Incidence measures Incidence rate, where cases included are defined using a case definition Hazard rate Cumulative incidence Prevalence measures Point prevalence Period prevalence Measures of association Relative measures Risk ratio Rate ratio Odds ratio Hazard ratio Absolute measures Absolute risk reduction Attributable risk Attributable risk in exposed Percent attributable risk Levin's attributable risk Other measures Virulence and Infectivity Mortality rate and Morbidity rate Case fatality Sensitivity (tests) and Specificity (tests) CriticismEpidemiological studies show association not causation LimitationsEpidemiological (and other observational) studies typically highlight associations between exposures and outcomes, rather than causation.
After revision: Measures of occurrence Incidence measures Incidence rate, where cases included are defined using a case definition Hazard rate Cumulative incidence Prevalence measures Point prevalence Period prevalence Measures of association Relative measures Risk ratio Rate ratio Odds ratio Hazard ratio Absolute measures Absolute risk reduction Attributable risk Attributable risk in exposed Percent attributable risk Levin's attributable risk Other measures Virulence and Infectivity Mortality rate and Morbidity rate Case fatality Sensitivity (tests) and Specificity (tests) LimitationsEpidemiological (and other observational) studies typically highlight associations between exposures and outcomes, rather than causation.