The phrase "a ratio of less" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to describe a comparison where one quantity is smaller than another, but it lacks clarity and specificity.
Example: "The study found a ratio of less than 1:2 between the two variables, indicating a significant difference."
Alternatives: "a ratio below" or "a ratio smaller than".
He prefers a ratio of less than 20percentt for the manufacturing and marketing sectors but allows more for financial services companies.
Not for much longer, John! "On Wednesday, Aston Villa scored three goals with only 23% possession against Southampton," notes Pete Hall, "a ratio of less than 8% possession per goal.
Russia has a surfeit, with 57 central bankers per 100,000 people, compared with a ratio of less than four in Britain.
Result: RailAmerica is carrying $190 million of long-term debt, balanced on just $65 million in shareholder equity-compared with a ratio of less than one for close competitors RailTex and Wisconsin Central Transportation.
The C/N was within the acceptable range for the vermicompost which was addressed by the EPA that preferred C/N at a ratio of less than 20 1 (Adi and Noor2009).
Finally, a score of 1 is assigned if the ratio of the minimum wage to the average value added per worker is 0.75 or more; 0.67 for a ratio of 0.50 or more but less than 0.75; 0.33 for a ratio of 0.25 or more but less than 0.50; and 0 for a ratio of less than 0.25".
For drug interventions intended to bring about a beneficial outcome, a ratio of RRs less than 1 indicates children experienced less benefit from the drug intervention than adults.
For drug interventions intended to prevent an adverse outcome, a ratio of RRs less than 1 indicates that children experienced more benefit from the drug intervention than adults.
A GM TBHg ratio of greater than 1.0 indicated a positive association, and a GM TBHg ratio of less than 1.0 indicated a negative association.
Analysts expect Adidas-Salomon to post 32% earnings growth next year, but the stock has a P/E ratio of less than 20 and a reasonable price-to-sales ratio of 1.3.
A signal ratio of less than 0.5 with a P-value of less than 0.01 was judged as downregulated.
