prevalence estimate
collocation in Englishmeaningsofprevalenceandestimate
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prevalence
noun[U]
uk/ˈprev.əl.əns/us/ˈprev.əl.əns/
the fact that something is very common or ...
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estimate
noun[C]
uk/ˈes.tɪ.mət/us/ˈes.tə.mət/
a guess of what the size, value, amount, cost, etc. of something ...
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The second, more meticulous examination, by dissecting microscope, added around 4 % to theprevalenceestimate.
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Because of the higher reported prevalence of loneliness amongst widowed persons, this over-representation may elevate this study's crudeprevalenceestimate.
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If some knowledge of the faecal test sensitivity is available, then theprevalenceestimatecould be adjusted upwards.
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This method uses the crude observed prevalence and group size to produce both an unbiased trueprevalenceestimateand variance of this estimate.
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However, theprevalenceestimateof 2 million is based on an online survey.
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Prevalence estimates account for stratified cluster-based study design.
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In fact, it is on the low end of prevalence estimates in the literature.
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The use of additional diagnostic criteria notably influenced the prevalence estimates for disorders.
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Available studies have enhanced our understanding of some of the challenges faced by oncology nurses, but relatively few provided prevalence estimates of burnout or distress.
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Additionally, most herds had similar lymph-node prevalence estimates between farm and abattoir.
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The lifetime prevalence estimates were 3.6 % and 1.7 % respectively.
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Taking this limitation into consideration, however, we may consider our prevalence estimates to be minimum prevalences.
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We did not weight our data as we did not make prevalence estimates for the general population.
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Raising the threshold for disability would further reduce these prevalence estimates.
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Neither definition nor assessment of additional criteria are uniform between studies, however, and the effect of the latter on prevalence estimates may remain obscure.
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These limitations deserve particular attention as our prevalence estimates were calculated in a followup sample.
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However, individuals in the younger age groups were not found to have significantly different prevalence estimates to the middle age group.
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Prevalence estimates of comorbid anxiety disorders vary widely in child bipolar studies as well.
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These conditional prevalence estimates of drug use disorders are one way of estimating the liability of users to problematical substance use.
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