High-level Concepts

Events Periods Study phases Protocol phases Sequence of events Study designs Research types Methods Stakeholders Participants Investigators Monitors Sponsors Populations Variables Independent variable Dependent variable (responding variable) outcome Digital and paper artifacts Protocol Protocol application Assessments Experimental assays Observations Physical exam Interview Self-assessments Data analysis Data partitioning Data transformation Data pooling Data summarization Reliability Correlation Specimen processing Procurement Specimen partitioning/purification Specimen storage Measurement scale Nominal Ordinal Interval Ratio Participant characteristic (phenotype)