"horizontal comparison" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You would use it to refer to a comparison between similar things, typically from different groups. For example, "The professor made a horizontal comparison between the test scores of boys and girls in the class."
We instead posit a "horizontal" comparison of spousal characteristics with no necessary ordinal significance.
**Different capital letters in the same variety (for horizontal comparison) indicate significant difference of means at α = 0.05 by DMRT.
**Different capital letters in a same variety (for horizontal comparison) indicate significant difference of means at α = 0.05 by Duncan's Multiple Range Test.
If the reference group as the benchmark fails to be suitable for "horizontal comparison," one may turn to, or at least rely more on, "historical comparison" using his/her perceived class mobility.
Our findings showing no horizontal compression for our control figures – rectangles – is consistent with the finding by Matsumiya and Uchikawa [6] showing no horizontal compression with rectangle stimuli using a sequential horizontal comparison method.
Finally, a horizontal comparison on the properties was made among the five networks/subnetworks.
Its two sub-indexes also enable horizontal comparisons within the regions to encompass the role played by public and private actors.
The horizontal comparisons of different regions and data availability contribute to the use of 2010 cross-sectional data in this research.
Second, comparisons between groups, named horizontal comparisons, were performed.
The common DETs identified in both the vertical and horizontal comparisons described above were considered as anther development related genes affected by MES treatment.
To determine dosage effects of CNVs in homozygotes, "horizontal" comparisons of gene expression levels between homozygous PS2 and PS1 were conducted as illustrated in figure 2. To determine dosage effects of CNVs in heterozygotes, horizontal comparisons of gene expression levels between heterozygous PS1/PS3 and PS2/PS3 were conducted.
