methodological flaw

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methodological
adjective
uk
/ˌmeθ.ə.dəlˈɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌmeθ.ə.dəlˈɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
relating to the method used for doing, teaching, or ...
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flaw
noun[C]
uk
/flɔː/us
/flɑː/
a fault, mistake, or weakness, especially one that happens while something is being planned or made, or that causes something not to ...
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(Definition ofmethodologicalandflawfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, the demonstration suffered from onemethodologicalflaw.
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One aim of the present study is to overcome thismethodologicalflawin the study of blind children's language development, and offer quantitative, as well as qualitative, analysis.
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Glantz points to this as a seriousmethodologicalflaw.
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Both studies lasted 8 weeks and had no major methodological flaws.
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There is no space here to catalogue additional examples but some general methodological flaws may be noted.
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This is an important book in spite of some obvious organisational and methodological flaws.
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Unfortunately some of the research investigating the pros and cons of bilingual education programmes has suffered from methodological flaws that have made conclusions ill-founded.
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The evidence was inconclusive for the use of conservative interventions or manipulation or traction in neck pain, but many of the reviews displayed major methodological flaws.
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An indicator of societal quality is that an acceptable research design is developed in a difficult field situation and is not attacked afterward for methodological flaws.
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Results of trials are usually reported in a briefer academic journal paper, but methodological flaws are often glossed over in the briefer paper.
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However, many of these studies had serious methodological flaws.
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Preliminary research included such methodological flaws as lack of statistical power, lack of blinding, or lack of a control group.
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In spite of its ubiquity, economists rightly point out that it has serious methodological flaws.
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A 2010 review disagrees that these treatments have proven efficacy and points out methodological flaws in the studies and previous meta-analyses.
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Studies of this diet have had important methodological flaws, and the scientific evidence is not adequate to make treatment recommendations.
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The same critics argued that methodological flaws and lack of prior probability made the trial unethical, dangerous, pointless, and wasteful.
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Lof reviews 10 studies, and concludes that only one of the studies shows benefits to these exercises (it also suffered serious methodological flaws).
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The study has been subjected to considerable criticism since the 1950s, particularly for various methodological flaws, including sample bias and poor psychometric techniques.
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Rejecting the paper on any objective grounds was deemed unsupportable, as there were no methodological flaws apparent at the time.
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He has pointed out logical flaws and methodological flaws common in such research.
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