Odds ratio:
It is the ratio of the products of those events that were expected divided by those events that were unexpected.
I am first going to cite an example for this. See a group of people exposed to a risk factor like spoilt burgers in a party. Those who ate burgers and got gastroenteritis and those who did not eat and did not get gastroenteritis are Expected outcomes. On the other hand are the unexpected - those who ate and did not get gastroenteritis and those who did not eat but got gastroenteritis.

 

D on topÞ

+ve  before -ve

T belowß

Disease +ve Disease -ve
Risk factor Exposed

A

B

Risk Factor unexposed

C

D

Odds ratio is AxD/BxC. See the 5x5 table to aid your memory.