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  2. Retrospective cohort study - Wikipedia

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    A retrospective cohort study, also called a historic cohort study, is a longitudinal cohort study used in medical and psychological research. A cohort of individuals that share a common exposure factor is compared with another group of equivalent individuals not exposed to that factor, to determine the factor's influence on the incidence of a ...

  3. Shewhart individuals control chart - Wikipedia

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    The moving ranges involved are serially correlated so runs or cycles can show up on the moving average chart that do not indicate real problems in the underlying process. [ 2 ] : 237 In some cases, it may be advisable to use the median of the moving range rather than its average, as when the calculated range data contains a few large values ...

  4. Retrospective chart review - Wikipedia

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  5. Recall bias - Wikipedia

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    Recall bias is of particular concern in retrospective studies that use a case-control design to investigate the etiology of a disease or psychiatric condition. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] For example, in studies of risk factors for breast cancer , women who have had the disease may search their memories more thoroughly than members of the unaffected ...

  6. Control chart - Wikipedia

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    Control charts are graphical plots used in production control to determine whether quality and manufacturing processes are being controlled under stable conditions. (ISO 7870-1) [1] The hourly status is arranged on the graph, and the occurrence of abnormalities is judged based on the presence of data that differs from the conventional trend or deviates from the control limit line.

  7. Human subject research - Wikipedia

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    Medical human subject research often involves analysis of biological specimens, epidemiological and behavioral studies and medical chart review studies. [1] A specific, and especially heavily regulated, type of medical human subject research is the " clinical trial ", in which drugs, vaccines and medical devices are evaluated.)

  8. Case series - Wikipedia

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    A case series (also known as a clinical series) is a type of medical research study that tracks subjects with a known exposure, such as patients who have received a similar treatment, [1] or examines their medical records for exposure and outcome.

  9. Design of experiments - Wikipedia

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    The use of a sequence of experiments, where the design of each may depend on the results of previous experiments, including the possible decision to stop experimenting, is within the scope of sequential analysis, a field that was pioneered [13] by Abraham Wald in the context of sequential tests of statistical hypotheses. [14]