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critical ratio

[ krit-i-kuhl rey-shoh, ‐-rey-shee-oh ]

noun

, Statistics.
  1. a ratio associated with the probability of a sample, usually the ratio of the deviation from the mean to the standard deviation:

    The critical ratios were created by dividing the skewness by the standard error values for each variable.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of critical ratio1

First recorded in 1910–15

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