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relative

relates to the condition of one animal when it is considered in connection with another.

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relative biological effectiveness (RBE)

see rbe.

relative frequency

the proportion of the total number of observations of a variable which are observations of a particular value.

relative odds

see odds ratio.

relative population index

a measure of a population based on a sampling technique such as line transects which determine the number of animals in a given ecological niche relative to a period of examination, or other parameter.

relative risk

the ratio of the disease incidence rate in animals exposed to an hypothesized cause to the incidence rate in animals not exposed. A measure of association commonly used in epidemiological studies. Called also risk ratio.