Number of males versus females in a population
The proportion of individuals capable of producing offspring (often, females) in a population. For many species of animals, the sex ratio is close to 0.5, because the number of males and females is roughly equal.
The ratio of the number of males to the number of females in a population. Usually expressed as the number of males per 100 females.
the number of males per 100 females in a population
relates to the number of males per 100 females. The sex ratio is defined for total population, the birth, death and among age groups by appropriately selecting the numerator and denominator of the ratio.
The number of males per 100 females. Use your browser's back button to return from whence you came.
The relative proportions of males and females in a sample from a population. Usually expressed as the percentage of males.
A term used by demographers to denote the number of males for every hundred females in a given population.
A measure derived by dividing the total number of males by the total number of females, and then multiplying by 100.
Sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population. The primary sex ratio is the ratio at the time of conception, secondary sex ratio is the ratio at time of birth, and tertiary sex ratio is the ratio of mature organisms.Nancy S. Coney and W.
