Sentence examples for a proportion rather than from inspiring English sources

Although no universal definition of it exists [8], participation rate (strictly a proportion rather than a rate) is generally understood as the proportion of those selected, contacted and eligible who actually participate meaningfully in the study.

We define the threshold as a proportion rather than an absolute number to avoid model artifacts related to population size.

Now do the Neutral Operation O+o = O*o = 0. Proceed as before with a and b, and when arriving at division, mean it geometrically, i.e. proportionally, i.e. a/b = a b as a simple proportion, rather than as a mathematical operation that is performed.

The majority of the relationships were explained by LULCC proportion rather than landscape metrics denoting spatial arrangement.

The characteristics of spray-dried powders determined by SEM and DSC were shown to depend on the caseinate/lecithin proportion rather than the type of caseinate.

The look she brought back in printed splendour for autumn is now proliferating, although the emphasis six months down the line is on innovative cut and proportion rather than colour or pattern.

Similar values were obtained when considering the proportion rather than the number of all visits that were due to P. falciparum and P. vivax.

Hence, it is the proportion, rather than the number, that changes.

The term rate is used as proportion rather than outcome per time unit.

Thus, the proportion, rather than the absolute number of individuals, was consistent for different flock sizes, which clearly reflects the higher-than-expected rate of departure from sites with a density below 0.3 in Fig. 3a.

Since numerous comparisons were possible within the results related to the burden of injury, we chose to report 95% confidence intervals around each proportion, rather than presenting statistical tests.