The phrase "a relative indicator" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are discussing a measure or sign that is dependent on or compared to something else.
Example: "In this study, we will use a relative indicator to assess the performance of the new marketing strategy compared to previous campaigns."
Alternatives: "comparative measure" or "proportional sign".
We use a relative indicator, the Relative Specialisation/Activity Index that indicates whether a country has a relatively higher or lower share in world publications in Public Health than its overall share in world total publications.
This result indicates that CCL19 is a relative indicator of early onset in AS patients.
Circular variance, equivalent to a coefficient of variation for non-directional data, was used as a relative indicator of the dispersion of the distributions, with 0 indicating concentration at a single direction.
In this equation, DRM is a relative indicator of damage index based on mass changes.
The value of KF can be taken as a relative indicator of adsorption capacity while n shows the energy or intensity of adsorption.
For high specific surface area carbons (> 1000 m2 g−1), the IN is a relative indicator of BET surface area measurements, whilst for low specific surface area IN will devolve away.
He qualified his hesitance by explaining that Google trends "is a relative momentum indicator and not necessarily a qualitative indicator," pointing out that recent search activity for electronic dance music is only at 90% of where it was at its peak.
In support, a relative error indicator is developed to iteratively enrich the reduced model and determine the position of expansion points used in next step.
The California design method of flexible pavement is an empirical design method that uses a relative strength indicator known as the gravel equivalent, GE [10].
Flow cytometry was utilized for lipid analysis by measuring the single cell fluorescence of cells stained with Nile Red, a lipophilic dye, as a relative lipid indicator.
The AASHTO method of flexible pavement design is another empirical design method that uses a relative strength indicator known as the structural number, SN.
