Glossary

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

Statistical 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

General Terms

Abstract
Bias
Ethics
Generalizability
Levels of Evidence
Morbidity
Mortality
Placebo Effect

Symbols

Abbre viations