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French term or phrase:	OR and IC
English translation:	odds ratio and confidence interval
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10:11 Aug 2, 2011

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Medical - Mathematics & Statistics / multivariate analysis

French term or phrase: OR and IC

These terms appear in a scientific journal article.

L'analyse multivariée met en évidence l'effet intrinsèque, après ajustement, de ces trois facteurs de risque: the sexe masculin (OR = 1.15 [IC 95%: 1.1-1.2]), ...

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odds ratio and confidence interval

Explanation:
OR odds ratio
IC intervalle de confiance

The abbreviation OR is very commonly used in French scientific papers. Odds ratio in French is "rapport des cotes" or RC.

Le rapport des cotes
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www.spc.univ-lyon1.fr/mfcalc/indice/or.htm - Cached
Cote Le rapport des cotes (RC), " odds ratio " en anglais, est le rapport de la cote de l'événement dans le groupe traité divisé par la cote de l'événement

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Intervalle de confiance
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www.spc.univ-lyon1.fr/polycop/Intervalle de confiance.htm - Cached
L'intervalle de confiance (IC) à 95% est un intervalle de valeurs qui a 95% de chance de contenir la vraie valeur du paramètre estimé. Avec moins de rigueur

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So you can write OR and 95% CI.

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odds ratio and confidence interval

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Odds ratio and Indice de certitude

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Odds ratio and Indice de certitude

Explanation:
odds: the ratio of the probability of event A to that of event B

I am slightly surprised at the mixture of EN and FR

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Ref. for Indice de certitude:
A noter que même ces méthodes d`analyses effectuées avec un indice de certitude supérieur à 95%
http://meteorites.superforum.fr/t3788-devinette

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Logistical regression identified three predictive factors in their success: (1) took the General Certificate of Education at an average or younger than average age (adjusted odds ratio (OR) 7.79, confidence interval (CI) 95% [1.59-38.13]); (2) had at most

Reference: http://www.em-consulte.com/article/102349

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