likelihood ratio
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likelihood
noun[U]
uk/ˈlaɪ.kli.hʊd/us/ˈlaɪ.kli.hʊd/
the chance that something ...
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ratio
noun[C]
uk/ˈreɪ.ʃi.əʊ/us/ˈreɪ.ʃi.oʊ/
the relationship between two groups or amounts that expresses how much bigger one is than ...
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Thelikelihoodratiotest rejects these models at the 0.5% significance level. 10.
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Probability values for whole modellikelihoodratiotest or the single effectlikelihoodratiotest (depending on the column).
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A maximumlikelihoodratiotest is used to determine which covariates are significantly different from zero and thereby contributing significantly to overall survivorship.
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In fact, we are easily able to reject a fourth-order polynomial against the cubic (likelihoodratiotest 2 3.712).
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Then, one estimates the restricted model formed by excluding the variable whose impact is to be tested, with the resultinglikelihoodratiostatistic.
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In fact, thelikelihoodratiochi-squared test indicates that, for the first generation, the model is not significantly better than the null-model without covariates.
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These hypotheses have been tested by thelikelihoodratiotest.
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Out of these, what is reported in table 3 is the preferred model using thelikelihoodratiotest (and t-test) in the selection of variables.
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If all the subsets of the null hypothesis are not rejected based on the separatelikelihoodratiotests, the null hypothesis will not be rejected.
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Segregation analysis yielded a highly significantlikelihoodratio, confirming the segregation of a major gene with two alleles with partial dominance.
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Probability of rejecting neutrality in thelikelihoodratiotest.
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Most chromosomes show very flatlikelihoodratiotest statistic profiles (data not shown).
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The empirical distribution of thelikelihoodratiotest statistic was generated in the same manner for each censoring situation under the null hypothesis.
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Models were compared for statistical significance using thelikelihoodratiotest.
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Screening performance was investigated by calculating sensitivity, specificity, the positive predictive value, negative predictive value,likelihoodratio, and stratum-specific likelihood ratios.
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Hypotheses, such as the equality of associations in multiple populations, may be tested usinglikelihoodratiotests.
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