Re: Risk Calculation Analogies

[a.zapantis@qut.edu.au (Alex Zapantis)]

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>I am looking for new and interesting ways to explain how radiation risks......
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>I've heard the analogy comparing effects of taking a hundred aspirin all at 
>once, and from that data determining the expected effects of taking one 
>aspirin a day for a hundred days (though this analogy is somewhat lacking). 
> Any creative ideas out there?
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>

How about comparing it to crossing a busy road. ie finding out how many
people cross a particular road each year and how many are hit by cars then
calculating the risk of being hit by a car per road crossing.




                        Alex Zapantis
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