Within a factor of
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What does "within a factor of 5" mean?
The related sentence:
The mean cost under any given treatment could be anything at all, but whatever value it actually takes we expect the mean cost under the other treatment will be within a factor of 5 of this.
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Without more context it is hard to be certain whether it means the cost of the other treatment may be higher, up to five times whatever it is being compared with, or lower, down to one-fifth of whatever it is being compared with, or either. However, the previous sentence makes clear that the last of these is meant: "... 2 to 5.
- Without more context it is hard to be certain whether it means the cost of the other treatment may be higher, up to five times whatever it is being compared with, or lower, down to one-fifth of whatever it is being compared with, or either.
- However, the previous sentence makes clear that the last of these is meant: "...
- 2 to 5.
- 2 to 5".
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Without more context it is hard to be certain whether it means the cost of the other treatment may be higher, up to five times whatever it is being compared with, or lower, down to one-fifth of whatever it is being compared with, or either. However, the previous sentence makes clear that the last of these is meant:
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