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comparison
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comparison noun alikeness, analogical procedure, analogy, association, balance, comparatio, comparative essimate, contrast, correlation, equation, nearness, parallel, rapprochement, relative estimate, relative estimation, resemblance
Associated concepts: comparison of negligence of opposing parties
See also: analogy, collation, correlate, identification, parity, propinquity, proportion, standard


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In the secondary analysis, we compared exposure among the case and comparison populations using conditional logistic regression; we initially analyzed all cases and their corresponding controls, and then only those cases and their corresponding controls meeting the restricted case definition.
Since the faculty wanted to include a list of symptoms common to those with fibromyalgia and multiple sclerosis, a comparison population was needed so that rates at which the symptoms occurred could be compared.
Four years of data was studied for HRA members, two years of data was studied for HSA members, and three years of data was studied for the comparison population.
 
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