Compute the risk of experiencing nausea for each drug

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A study is done to compare side effects for two different drugs used to treat a medical condition. One hundred people are given each drug. Results are as shown in the following table:

	Headache?		Nausea?
	Yes	No	Yes	No
Drug 1	10	90	15	85
Drug 2	5	95	5	95

For nausea, compute each of the following.

a. The risk of experiencing nausea for each drug (separately).

b. The relative risk of nausea for Drug 1 compared to Drug 2.

c. The percent increase in the risk of nausea for Drug 1 compared to Drug 2.

d. The odds ratio for comparing the odds of nausea for Drug 1 compared to Drug 2.

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