research studies
Systematic knowledge investigations
Research studies are systematic investigations designed to discover or establish facts about a subject.
The phrase is somewhat redundant—studies already implies research—but appears frequently in academic and medical contexts: Recent research studies suggest a link between sleep and memory.
Often shortened to simply "studies" or "research."
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- longitudinalAlong the longer dimension
- cross-sectionalCut through perpendicularly
- control groupUntreated subjects for comparison
data collection · field work · raw data · exploration · peer-reviewed · academic journal · observational · experimental · double blind · validation · sampling · qualitative · methodology · trials · focus group · literature review · controlled · statistical significance
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- academic writingdissertations, theses, monographs, dissertation, journal articles
research studiescasual observation
Unstudied comment or notice
anecdotal evidence · guesswork · hearsay · speculation · intuition
research studiesbaseless claims
Assertions without factual support
misinformation · disinformation · pseudoscience · superstition · myth
research studiesanecdote
Brief account of incident
instinct · personal experience · intuitive knowledge · common sense · tradition