Category:Research terminology

Terms used in research, and to assess research bias.

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 * Assay
 * Blinded trial
 * Case study
 * COPE standard - editorial standard
 * Editorial correction eg SMILE trial
 * Evidence-based medicine (EBM)
 * Freedom of Information Act request
 * Meta-analysis
 * Subjective outcome
 * Note of concern - eg PLoS One for PACE trial
 * Objective outcome
 * Pre-registration of clinical trials
 * Randomized controlled trial
 * Null result
 * Sensitivity
 * Specificity
 * Systematic review
 * Preregistration (pre-registered trials)
 * Publication bias
 * Randomized controlled trial (RCT)
 * Reporting bias
 * Response bias
 * Selection bias
 * Selective interpretation of evidence

Learn more

 * How Not to Conduct a Randomized Clinical Trial (video) - Bruce Levin
 * Glossary - Health Research Authority
 * A glossary of Evidence-based Medicine terminology - BMJ
 * Appraise the evidence - BMJ Best Practice