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GCSE Physics · key term
A factor associated with an increased probability of an unwanted outcome, without necessarily producing that outcome in every case.
Used by OCR
Paper 1, Paper 2
Revise: Correlation, Causation and ProbabilitySuppose a person exposed to a suspected risk factor does not experience the outcome. That case does not show that the factor is harmless: an increased probability is not a guarantee. Similarly, one person who experiences the outcome after exposure does not show that the exposure caused it.
Do not write that a risk factor guarantees an outcome. Say that it increases the chance, probability or risk of the outcome.
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