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In statistics, what is incidence?
the number of new cases per population in a given time period
Incidence and prevalenceIn statistics, what is prevalence?
the total number of cases per population at a particular point in time
Incidence and prevalenceIn 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 prevalenceIn statistics, what is period prevalence?
number of identified cases during a specified period of time / total number of people in that population
Incidence and prevalenceWhat is the Relationship between Incidence and prevalence?
prevalence = incidence * duration of condition
Incidence and prevalence