TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Understanding the Results: More About Odds Ratios A1 - Rochwerg, Bram A1 - Elbarbary, Mahmoud A1 - Jaeschke, Roman A1 - Walter, Stephen D. A1 - Guyatt, Gordon A2 - Guyatt, Gordon A2 - Rennie, Drummond A2 - Meade, Maureen O. A2 - Cook, Deborah J. Y1 - 2015 N1 - T2 - Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: A Manual for Evidence-Based Clinical Practice, 3rd ed AB - You might be most familiar with odds in the context of sporting events, when bookmakers or newspaper commentators quote the odds for and against a horse, a boxer, or a tennis player winning a particular event. In the context of games, suppose you have a typical die that has 6 faces. What is the probability (likelihood or chance) of rolling a 4 on a single throw? The answer is 1/6. What is the probability of rolling a number other than 4? The answer is 5/6. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/12 UR - jamaevidence.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1183876334 ER -