Evidence synthesis
Systematic reviews, meta-analysis, literature searches and synthesis of evidence.
Areas within Evidence synthesis
Experimental design
Controlled studies, assignment, comparison groups and causal inference.
3 wordsQualitative research
Research using detailed non-numerical evidence and interpretive methods.
3 wordsResearch design
Research questions, study designs, hypotheses, controls, variables and causal reasoning.
65 wordsQualitative methods
Interviews, focus groups, observation, coding, themes and interpretive analysis.
67 wordsQuantitative methods
Measurement, numerical data, statistical modelling and quantitative analysis.
71 wordsSampling
Populations, samples, sampling frames, probability sampling and sampling bias.
41 wordsMeasurement, validity and reliability
Operationalisation, validity, reliability, measurement error and research quality.
88 wordsStatistical inference
Estimation, uncertainty, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals and statistical inference.
126 wordsEvidence synthesis
Systematic reviews, meta-analysis, literature searches and synthesis of evidence.
35 wordsEthics and reproducibility
Research ethics, consent, integrity, transparency, replication and reproducibility.
55 wordsData collection
Surveys, questionnaires, instruments, fieldwork, records and data capture.
36 wordsAcademic publishing
Peer review, manuscripts, citations, journals, publication and scholarly communication.
44 wordsExperimental design research
Specialist vocabulary classified under Research methods.
1 wordsResearch ethics
Specialist vocabulary classified under Research methods.
1 wordsSystematic review
Specialist vocabulary classified under Research methods.
7 words35 featured terms
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any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases); "an inclusion in the cytoplasm of the cell"
Ejectionnounthe act of forcing out someone or something; "the ejection of troublemakers by the police"; "the child's expulsion from school"
Evidencenounan indication that makes something evident; "his trembling was evidence of his fear"
Exclusionnounthe act of forcing out someone or something; "the ejection of troublemakers by the police"; "the child's expulsion from school"
Expulsionnounthe act of forcing out someone or something; "the ejection of troublemakers by the police"; "the child's expulsion from school"
Inclusionnounany small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases); "an inclusion in the cytoplasm of the cell"
Inclusion bodynounany small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases); "an inclusion in the cytoplasm of the cell"
Limited reviewnoun(accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data
Litnounthe humanistic study of a body of literature; "he took a course in Russian lit"
Literaturenounthe humanistic study of a body of literature; "he took a course in Russian lit"
Reviewnoun(accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data
Riddancenounthe act of forcing out someone or something; "the ejection of troublemakers by the police"; "the child's expulsion from school"
Searchnounboarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas; "right of search"
Synthesisnounthe combination of ideas into a complex whole
Synthetic thinkingnounthe combination of ideas into a complex whole
Systematicadjectivecharacterized by order and planning; "the investigation was very systematic"; "a systematic administrator"
Analytical reviewnounan auditing procedure based on ratios among accounts and tries to identify significant changes
Argumentnouna fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true"
Attestationnounthe evidence by which something is attested
Barringnounthe act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
Blackballnounthe act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
Clewnounevidence that helps to solve a problem
Cluenounevidence that helps to solve a problem
Cuenounevidence that helps to solve a problem
Deportationnounthe expulsion from a country of an undesirable alien
Identificationnounevidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing
Ostracismnounthe act of excluding someone from society by general consent
Ousternounthe act of ejecting someone or forcing them out
Oustingnounthe act of ejecting someone or forcing them out
Plasmidnouna small cellular inclusion consisting of a ring of DNA that is not in a chromosome but is capable of autonomous replication
Plasmid DNAnouna small cellular inclusion consisting of a ring of DNA that is not in a chromosome but is capable of autonomous replication
Recordnounanything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events; "the film…
Statementnouna fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true"
Testimonialnounsomething that serves as evidence; "his effort was testimony to his devotion"
Testimonynounsomething that serves as evidence; "his effort was testimony to his devotion"