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1. R 2
In traditional statistics, R 2 values summarize the percent of variation shared between two measures. Similarly, in cluster analysis, they indicate how much of the variation in predictor variables exists within versus between cluster analysis gr...
2. RA
acronym for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
3. Radiation Therapy
Radiation therapy is a type of cancer treatment that uses radiation to control or destroy cancer cells. For more information, including the ICD-9-CM and CCI codes used to identify this type of treatment, see the
4. Radiology Information System (RIS)
A computerized system for tracking patients and the diagnostic imaging (DI) procedures they receive, scheduling, reporting and billing.
5. RAI
acronym for Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI)
6. Random Effects Models
Random effects models are regression models in which the regression coefficients are allowed to vary across the subjects or between clusters. Random effects models are also known as multi-level models, mixed models, random coefficient models, empirical B...
7. Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT)
A RCT is a scientifically rigorous study design used in clinical and epidemiological research. The participants in RCTs are assigned randomly to a control and one or more treatment groups. Participants in the latter group receive a preventive or therapeut...
8. Rate
The number of events or people with a given condition or procedure, divided by the number of people living in that area; often expressed as a rate per 1000 residents (for less frequent events). Rates are helpful in determining the burden of disease and/o...
9. Rate Adjustment
See Adjusted Rates.
10. Rate Difference
Rate difference is the difference of the rate of disease or death between the group exposed to the rate among the group that was not exposed. In Martens et al., 2015, the group exposed were those who "ever smoked" and the group that was not exposed wer...
11. Rate Event Indicators
A list of medical (sentinel) conditions which are considered to be of concern only when sufficient numbers of events occur, rather than only one (Rutstein et al., 1980 and Carr et al., 1988).
12. Rate Ratios
A ratio of two rates.
13. Rate Standardization
"A method of adjusting for rates when comparing two or more populations; it requires knowledge of the specific rates for each category in the populations to be adjusted and the frequencies in at least one population." (Dawson B, Trapp RG & Trapp R...
14. Rates and Standardization of Rates
See Direct Standardization of Rates glossary term.
15. RCW
acronym for Relative Case Weights (RCW)
16. RDD
acronym for Regression Discontinuity Design (RDD) .
17. RDRG®
acronym for Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (RDRG)®
18. Reading Recovery
A widely used program for early literacy in Manitoba schools, aimed at Grade 1 students having some difficulty with learning to read. This program is intensive and requires a teacher to work one-on-one or with small groups of children for several hours ea...
19. Reading Recovery Data
The Reading Recovery data contains information on students participating in the Reading Recovery program, one of three programs in the Manitoba Early Literacy Intervention (ELI) Initiative. NOTE: In 2020, the status of the Reading Recovery data ...
20. Readmission / Hospital Readmission
This indicator measures the percent of hospital episodes after which the patient was admitted again to any hospital within one to 30 days of discharge. Only unplanned inpatient readmissions were counted, defined by admission category ‘U’ for urgent/em...

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