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In statistics, what is incidence?

the number of new cases per population in a given time period

Incidence and prevalence

In statistics, what is prevalence?

the total number of cases per population at a particular point in time

Incidence and prevalence

In statistics, what is point prevalence?

number of cases in a defined population / number of people in a defined population at the same time

Incidence and prevalence

In statistics, what is period prevalence?

number of identified cases during a specified period of time / total number of people in that population

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What is the Relationship between Incidence and prevalence?

prevalence = incidence * duration of condition

Incidence and prevalence