Glossary Terms Archive

study population

All the participants in a study.

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study participant

A person who joins a research study.

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study life cycle

The steps of a research study from beginning to end.

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study intervention

A treatment given to the participants in a study

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study design

The way a study is set up to answer the study question.

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statistically significant

Results that are very unlikely to have occurred by chance.

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standard of care

The usual treatment given to patients for an illness.

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specificity (medical test)

How well a medical test can accurately identify people who do not have a disease or trait.

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single-blind study

A study that is set up so that the study treatment each participant receives is not known by the participants but is known by the researchers.

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sequential

Happening in a specific order.

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