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