retention rate

collocation in English

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retention
noun[U]
uk
/rɪˈten.ʃən/
us
/rɪˈten.ʃən/
the continued use, existence, or possession of something ...
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rate
noun[C]
uk
/reɪt/
us
/reɪt/
the speed at which something happens or changes, or the amount or number of times it happens or changes in a ...
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(Definition ofretentionandratefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The study has maintained an excellentretentionrate(85 %), even two decades after the study.
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Such negotiated items were also subject to a highretentionrateover the two time samples.
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The former is strongly suggested by the meanretentionratedifferences between upper and lower chambers reported earlier.
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Theretentionrateof two phonemes was higher when the final consonants were liquids than when they were nasals or obstruents.
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This study had an excellentretentionratewith only one active and one placebo dropout, both due to lack of efficacy.
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Furthermore, when these learners inferred and then consulted, they had a higherretentionratethan if they inferred or consulted alone.
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Although retention rates for any one follow-up survey averaged 77%, this more demanding restriction resulted in aretentionrateof just under 60%.
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At the second occasion of measurement (6 months later) theretentionratewas 93%.
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This represents a 71%retentionratefor the study.
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This constituted an overallretentionrateof 92%.
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Alternative explanations for the highretentionrateare explored.
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Such absence of side-effects likely contributed to our near-perfectretentionrateacross all treatment conditions, rarely seen in drug studies.
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Theretentionrateat the second occasion of measurement (6 months later) was 93%.
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By age 15 nearly all of the boys assigned to the chronic trajectory had been held back whereas theretentionratefor the low group was far smaller, about 25%.
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Of the 24 mothers in the drug-counseling groups (mandated by the clinics for all patients to remain in the methadone programs), 20 completed treatment, yielding an 83%retentionrate.
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It would be interesting to compare theretentionrateof these members, who do not have weekly interactions with the farm and farmer, with those that do.
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Theretentionratefrom the first to second measurement occasion was 95%, resulting in a sample of 227 families for the prospective analyses conducted in this study.
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Theretentionrateis calculated as the number of qualifications completed divided by the number started (excluding transfers).
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