What Are Risk Ratios

Multiple Choice

What are risk ratios?

A) Risk ratios are mathematical calculations that show that, for every 100 individuals tested, about 68% fall in the middle of the normal curve designated as +1 to û1 standard deviations from 0, the mean (average score) for the group.
B) Risk ratios are used to compare the proportion of a particular racial/ethnic group served under IDEA to the proportion served among the other racial/ethnic groups combined.
C) Risk ratios are values that indicate the percentage of a particular racial/ethnic group's distribution that is equal to or below a particular score.
D) Risk ratios are estimates indicating how a child's scores on a standardized test relate to her or his ethnic/racial group's scores.