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  2. Five-number summary - Wikipedia

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    the sample maximum (largest observation) In addition to the median of a single set of data there are two related statistics called the upper and lower quartiles. If data are placed in order, then the lower quartile is central to the lower half of the data and the upper quartile is central to the upper half of the data.

  3. PICO process - Wikipedia

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    The PICO process (or framework) is a mnemonic used in evidence-based practice (and specifically evidence-based medicine) to frame and answer a clinical or health care related question, [1] though it is also argued that PICO "can be used universally for every scientific endeavour in any discipline with all study designs". [2]

  4. Research question - Wikipedia

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    When the research is complete and the researcher knows the (probable) answer to the research question, writing up can begin (as distinct from writing notes, which is a process that goes on through a research project). In term papers, the answer to the question is normally given in summary in the introduction in the form of a thesis statement.

  5. Index (statistics) - Wikipedia

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    Sample of a well maintained data [clarification needed]. In statistics and research design, an index is a composite statistic – a measure of changes in a representative group of individual data points, or in other words, a compound measure that aggregates multiple indicators.

  6. Scientometrics - Wikipedia

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    Scientometrics is a subfield of informetrics that studies quantitative aspects of scholarly literature.Major research issues include the measurement of the impact of research papers and academic journals, the understanding of scientific citations, and the use of such measurements in policy and management contexts. [1]

  7. Metascience - Wikipedia

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    The CD index for papers published in Nature, PNAS, and Science and Nobel-Prize-winning papers [83] The CD index may indicate a "decline of disruptive science and technology". [83] Metascience research is investigating the growth of science overall, using e.g. data on the number of publications in bibliographic databases. A study found segments ...

  8. Variable and attribute (research) - Wikipedia

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    For example see: Binary option) While an attribute is often intuitive, the variable is the operationalized way in which the attribute is represented for further data processing. In data processing data are often represented by a combination of items (objects organized in rows), and multiple variables (organized in columns).

  9. Data publishing - Wikipedia

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    For example, the UK Data Service enables users to deposit data collections and re-share these for research purposes. publishing a data paper about the dataset, which may be published as a preprint, in a regular journal, or in a data journal that is dedicated to supporting data papers. The data may be hosted by the journal or hosted separately ...