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 ===== Odds ratio ===== ===== Odds ratio =====
  
-  * Better for regression analysis, but relative ratio is more intuitive.+  * Odds ration makes regression analysis easier, but relative ratio is more intuitive.
   * Odds are defined as $$\frac{p}{1-p}$$ if $$p$$ is the probability of an event   * Odds are defined as $$\frac{p}{1-p}$$ if $$p$$ is the probability of an event
-    * if the probability is 50% then it's $$\frac{0.5}{1-0.5}$$ which is 50-50.+    * if the probability is 50% then it's $$\frac{0.5}{1-0.5}$$ which is 50-50 or even odds
  
 ===== Relative ratio ===== ===== Relative ratio =====
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