Difference between revisions of "Study"

:[[Study]] is an information object that describes a research study and its [[result]]s, i.e. observational or other data obtained. The study methods are described as the [[definition]] of the object. Unlike traditional research articles, there is little or no discussion, because the interpretation of the results happens in other [[object]]s, typically in [[variable]]s for which the study contains useful information. Another major difference to a [[variable]] is that the [[definition]] of the [[study]] is fixed after the research plan has been fixed and work done, and also the [[result]] is fixed after the data has been obtained and analysed. The [[scope]] of a study reflects the generalisability of the study results, and it is open to discussion and subject to change also after the study has been finished. In contrast, in a variable the [[scope]] is fixed, and the [[definition]] and [[result]] change as new information comes up.