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

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.

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