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pseudoprospective

pseudoprospective adjective: describing an analysis, design etc that approximates a prospective one by using already-available data.

Adjective

pseudoprospective (not comparable)

  1. Describing an analysis, design etc that approximates a prospective one by using already-available data
    • Handbook of Psychology, Vol. II: Research Methods in Psychology; Irving B. Weiner editor-in-chief
      Pseudoprospective designs attempt to model true prospective designs in structure, but actually are retrospective.

Origin of pseudoprospective

From pseudo- + prospective.

Questions about pseudoprospective

What does pseudoprospective mean?
Pseudoprospective means describing an analysis, design etc that approximates a prospective one by using already-available data.
What part of speech is pseudoprospective?
Pseudoprospective is an adjective.

Words near pseudoprospective in the dictionary

  1. pseudoprophetic
  2. pseudoprophetical
  3. pseudoprophets
  4. pseudoproposition
  5. pseudopropositions
  6. pseudoprospective
  7. pseudoprotease
  8. pseudoproteases
  9. pseudoprotein
  10. pseudoproteins
  11. pseudoprotocol

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