quality-adjusted

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quality-adjusted (not comparable)

  1. Adjusted to take into account differences in quality.
    • 2015, Arthur Fishman, Rafael Rob, Product Innovations and Quality-Adjusted Prices:
      A striking characteristic of high-tech products is the rapid decrease of their quality-adjusted prices.
    1. (medicine, economics) Adjusted to take into account certain negative factors affecting a person's overall well-being.
      • 2007, Harold C. Sox, Medical Decision Making, page 300:
        Quality-adjusted life expectancy is a preferred outcome measure because it takes into account the patient's preferences for the quality of life in each outcome state.
      • 2021, What Drives Quality-adjusted Human Development Achievements?:
        In tandem with efforts to improve governance systems and enhance participation, accountability and the rule of law, this appears the most appropriate approach for advancing quality-adjusted human development.

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