Meta-analysis
Inductive reasoning
Integrative review
Systematic review
Non-propositional knowledge
Secondary research
Meta-synthesis
Narrative literature review
Likert scale
Publication bias
Literature review
Variable
Critical appraisal
Cochrane Collaboration
Uses explicit methods to identify, select and critically appraise relevant research.
Research that uses data from primary research.
A form of secondary research undertaken on primary sources
Flows from thoughts related to a particular issue to a general theory.
The use of statistical techniques in a systematic review to integrate the results of included studies.
Traditional approach, focussing on a broad topic, purely descriptive.
Method used to measure attitudes, where respondents indicate their degree of agreement or disagreement.
A factor or trait that is likely to change from one person to another.
The tendency to publish studies that report positive results regarding the effectiveness of a particular intervention.
Personal knowledge linked to experience that is used by individuals to help them think and act.
A careful evaluation of the worth, value or quality of evidence.
Summarises and critiques past research that use a diverse range of methodologies and methods.
Promotes, supports and prepares systematic reviews, mainly in relation to effectiveness.
The pooling of findings from a number of qualitative studies.
