Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Research Design

A plan for collecting and utilizing data so that desired information can be obtained with sufficient precision or so that an hypothesis can be tested properly.

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Abstract

A plan for collecting and utilizing data so that desired information can be obtained with sufficient precision or so that an hypothesis can be tested properly.

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Synonyms

47 entry terms
  • Design, Research
  • Designs, Research
  • Research Designs
  • Data Adjustment
  • Data Reporting
  • Design, Experimental
  • Designs, Experimental
  • Error Sources
  • Experimental Design
  • Experimental Designs
  • Matched Groups
  • Methodology, Research
  • Problem Formulation
  • Research Methodology
  • Research Proposal
  • Research Strategy
  • Research Technics
  • Research Techniques
  • Scoring Methods
  • Adjustment, Data
  • Adjustments, Data
  • Data Adjustments
  • Error Source
  • Formulation, Problem
  • Formulations, Problem
  • Group, Matched
  • Groups, Matched
  • Matched Group
  • Method, Scoring
  • Methods, Scoring
  • Problem Formulations
  • Proposal, Research
  • Proposals, Research
  • Reporting, Data
  • Research Proposals
  • Research Strategies
  • Research Technic
  • Research Technique
  • Scoring Method
  • Source, Error
  • Sources, Error
  • Strategies, Research
  • Strategy, Research
  • Technic, Research
  • Technics, Research
  • Technique, Research
  • Techniques, Research

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Aspects Covered

4 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings legislation & jurisprudence, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Research Design. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012107. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012107
  2. Research Design. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_design
  3. Research Design. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1438035