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critical ratio

[ krit-i-kuhl rey-shoh, ‐rey-shee-oh ]
/ ˈkrɪt ɪ kəl ˈreɪ ʃoʊ, ‐ˈreɪ ʃiˌoʊ /

noun Statistics.

a ratio associated with the probability of a sample, usually the ratio of the deviation from the mean to the standard deviation: The critical ratios were created by dividing the skewness by the standard error values for each variable.

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Origin of critical ratio

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby critical ratio

critical organ, critical path analysis, critical period, critical point, critical pressure, critical ratio, critical region, critical state, critical temperature, critical thinking, critical value
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