hazard ratio

noun

A measure of the chance of an event in one group compared to that of another at a particular time or over a subset of a study's time; the ratio between two groups' hazard rates.

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Meanings

nounhazard ratio (plural hazard ratios)

plural hazard ratios

  1. mathematicsA measure of the chance of an event in one group compared to that of another at a particular time or over a subset of a study's time; the ratio between two groups' hazard rates.

Translations

German Ausfallrate
  • Ausfallrateinstantaneous risk of an intervention over a study time period
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APA

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Chicago

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