survival rate

in survival analysis, a value used to indicate the frequency of a particular event’s occurrence at a specific point in time. For example, in a health study, the survival rate (i.e., occurrence of death) may be lower within the 1st year of the diagnosis of a moderately serious disease but become progressively higher over time as the disease becomes more serious.

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Psychology term of the day

December 26th 2024

thought insertion

a delusion in which the individual believes that thoughts have been irresistibly forced into his or her mind and ascribes these thoughts to outside sources.