Glossary of Research and Statistics Terms

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Study Design Terms

  • Baseline
  • Blinding
  • Clinical Trial
  • Cohort
  • Control Group
  • Crossover Design
  • Crossover Effect
  • Experimental Group
  • Hawthorne Effect
  • Longitudinal Study
  • Meta-Analysis
  • Methodology
  • Pilot Study
  • Population
  • Prospective Study
  • Qualitative Research
  • Quantitative Research
  • Quasi-experimental
  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Retrospective Study
  • Subject
  • Systemic Review
  • Variable
      

Statistics Terms

  • Causation
  • Chi-squared test
  • Confidence Interval
  • Correlation
  • Correlation Coefficient
  • Data
  • Mean
  • Median
  • Mode
  • Multiple Regression
  • Normal Distribution
  • Odds ratio
  • Outlier
  • Relative Risk
  • Sample Size
  • Significance
  • Standard Deviation
  • T-test
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    General Terms

  • Abstract
  • Bias
  • Ethics
  • Generalizability
  • Levels of Evidence
  • Morbidity
  • Mortality
  • Placebo Effect

    • Abbreviations

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