Glossary
Absolute risk [ deciphering-statistical-terms ]
A group’s baseline risk (or likelihood) of an event happening.Abstract [ reading-scientific-papers ]
A short summary appearing at the top of a scientific paper that describes what the researchers did, what they found, and the implications of their results.Acknowledgements section [ reading-scientific-papers ]
This part of a paper details how different researchers contributed to the study, and how the study was funded.Anecdotal evidence [ critically-evaluating-scientific-claims ]
Information based on personal experiences or testimony, rather than scientific evidence, that might be presented as support for a particular claim