Relative Risk (RR)

Relative Risk (RR): The ratio of the probability in one group compared to the probability in another group. Although reported less often in SNP studies than odds ratios, the RR is more intuitive (and generally lower). Note that at least one editor of a scientific journal [1] has indicated that when judging whether to publish a paper with a new finding they hope to see an RR of three or more. Note that many SNP publications cited here in SNPedia do not meet this criteria. For a more detailed explanation of RR, see Wikipedia's RR entry.