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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a reference proportion" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are discussing a specific ratio or comparison that serves as a standard or benchmark.
Example: "In our analysis, we used a reference proportion of 70% to evaluate the effectiveness of the new marketing strategy."
Alternatives: "a benchmark ratio" or "a standard proportion".
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The probability for unilateral or bilateral cavitation events was calculated using the binomial test assuming an expected probability of 50% (i.e. a reference proportion of 0.5).
Therefore, it was decided to adopt the worst-case scenario, meaning a reference proportion of 50%; for example, we anticipated a change in DMARD be observed in 50% of patients in the control group and in 60% in the 'active group'.
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The results of the reference proportion DST method, defined as susceptible or resistant, were available to clinicians for patient care.
If we consider an analysis of dichotomized scores using simple modeling logistic regression, based on the conservative scenario in which power = 80%, reference proportion = 15%, and odds ratio (OR) = 1.5, we would need a total sample size of 1968.
The distribution of sequences lengths deviated significantly from the expected reference proportions for both the biological models studied, with overrepresentation of sequences between 161 and 320 bp in size (up to three times as many such sequences as expected) and an underrepresentation of other lengths (80-160 and 321-480).
We included studies that met the following pre-determined criteria: (i) comparison of INNO-LiPA with a reference standard (including proportion method, radiometric BACTEC 460 method, and minimum inhibitory concentration method), (ii) evaluation of a minimum of ten RIF-sensitive and ten RIF-resistant samples.
Composition is a reference to the proportions of nucleotide base types contributing to the promoter sequence make-up.
One proposed torque balance control scheme involves automatically controlling the cross-reference proportion according to the amplitude ratio of the left and right input torques.
Another declares that the salary gap is "why we are facing a crisis of unmatched proportion," a reference to the union's prediction that 54,000 teachers will leave city schools over the next five years.
10 We feel that the group of patients with visualized SLNs should be taken as a reference, and that the proportion of patients in whom less radiotherapy was given should also be taken into account.
If reference lists in published papers merely reflected the proportion by which papers from a specific country were represented in the international literature, then the inclusion of domestic papers from a specific country in a reference list and the proportion of citations received for these papers would coincide.
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