retrospective design

collocation in English

meanings of retrospectiveand design

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retrospective
adjective
uk /ˌret.rəˈspek.tɪv/ us /ˌret.rəˈspek.tɪv/
relating to or thinking about ...
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design
noun
uk /dɪˈzaɪn/ us /dɪˈzaɪn/
a drawing or set of drawings showing how a building or product is to be made and how it will work ...
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Examples of retrospective design

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Due to this study's retrospectivedesign, biases are possible in the recall of childhood experience, especially as all participants were currently depressed.
A limitation of our study was the retrospectivedesign.
The retrospectivedesign also creates a limitation regarding performance bias.
In addition, a retrospectivedesign may reduce the ability to identify risk factors for readmission (4;22).
Among these, three studies used a retrospectivedesign, nine were prospective and open label, and one study was double blinded.
The regression results provide evidence of cost savings due to home monitoring; however, the results of the analysis are limited due to the retrospectivedesign.
Given the cross-sectional retrospectivedesign of the study, participants were unable to complete the postal questionnaire at a consistent time point postoperatively.
Since the study used a retrospectivedesign, the actual temporal sequence of the events can only be inferred from the nature of some variables under analysis.
The studies of this review were seemingly prospective, although very variable follow-up times and other inconsistencies point toward the possibility of retrospective designs.
First, the vast majority of studies used retrospective designs, asking adult bipolar individuals to recall their childhood histories.
The prospective character of this study and the selection of non-depressed subjects allow for the identification of risk factors not influenced by the biased answers in retrospective designs.
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