| index case |
the earliest documented case of a disease that is included in an epidemiological study
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| index |
a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time list in an index exponent: a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed provide with an index; "index the book" the finger next to the thumb adjust through indexation; "The government indexes wages and prices"
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| index of refraction |
refractive index: the ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum to that in a medium
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| index finger |
index: the finger next to the thumb
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| indexes |
are similar to scales except multiple indicators of a variable are combined into a single measure. The index of consumer confidence, for example, is a combination of several measures of consumer attitudes. A typology is similar to an index except the variable is measured at the nominal level. Scaling, indexes, and typologies are all examples of composite measures.
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