odds ratio

collocation in English

meaningsofoddsandratio

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odds
noun[plural]
uk
/ɒdz/us
/ɑːdz/
the probability (= how likely it is) that a particular thing will or will ...
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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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(Definition ofoddsandratiofrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For men, individual income was significant and very important (oddsratio1.25), whereas family income was not significant.
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Oddsratioadjusted for age groups 0 and 1-19 years and all variables included in the table.
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Oddsratiofollowed by the 99 % confidence interval within parentheses are reported in the lower triangle.
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Mutual information, information gain andoddsratioare the most common alternatives in personal information agents.
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The relationships between social phobia and childhood factors were considered to be in the moderately strong range (oddsratio: between 2 and 3).
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Individual level of aggression in first grade was a significant antecedent by itself (oddsratioconfidence interval of 1.03-2.97).
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For example, among men,oddsratiois 0.559 in the second and third years.
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Oddsratioestimates were adjusted for other variables by logistic regression analysis; approximate 95% confidence limits were based on maximum likelihood estimates of logistic parameters.
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Oddsratioadjusted for age groups 20-29, 30 -44, 45-59 and 60 -79 years and all variables included in the table.
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Model 19 (vote as the dependent variable) reinforces this perception: the authoritarian/democratic conflict is the best predictor (oddsratio6.90) of coalition preference.
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Developmental delay affected 55% in the dexamethasone group, versus 29% of controls (oddsratio2.87).
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