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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
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Fields of Study > mathematics and statistics > statistics > probability > hazard ratio
Preferred Term:

hazard ratio

Definition:
It is a measure of an effect of an intervention on an outcome of interest over time. Outcome can be positive or negative. It is used most commonly in time-to-event analysis or survival analysis (i.e. when we want to know how long it takes for a particular outcome/event to occur).
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
probability
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • ratio of hazard
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/338710
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