Throughout this course, we will be identifying and calculating health-related data, but what does it all mean? Understanding how to interpret and apply data is a key skill for health care managers. 

Throughout this course, we will be identifying and calculating health-related data, but what does it all mean? Understanding how to interpret and apply data is a key skill for health care managers.

Navigate to the CDC website to read the lesson, Measures of Risk, Section 5: Measures of Association.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2012)

During the reading, pay close attention to the examples provided.

1. After the reading, create a fictional data set using a table and including two variables to illustrate and calculate the attack rate and risk ratio.

2. Explain the impact of your data.

3. Utilize at least two outside resources to support your assignment submission.