Reviews conducted under the auspices of the Cochrane Collaboration use a clearly defined methodology, and external peer review is integral to each stage of the review process.
While previous studies have used proxy measures, such as antidepressant prescriptions, there is no clearly defined methodology to determine depressive state in the absence of standardised assessment tools or diagnostic interview [ 21- 23].
These difficulties, which are common in architecture schools, include the lack of a clearly defined design methodology and the misunderstood role of the systematic approach to design in the studio.
All studies included were soundly designed and executed epidemiological studies, which clearly defined their methodology.
The present study demonstrates substantial to almost perfect agreement for cervical strength measures in healthy individuals and fair to substantial agreement for individuals with chronic neck pain, using a clearly defined study methodology and test procedures that are reliable when implemented by both novice and expert clinicians.
As the design methodologies are clearly defined, all the experts can initiate the design process in parallel.
These principles and methodologies are clearly defined and should be carefully and systematically applied before using scientific findings to influence policy (e.g., Rooney et al. 2014).
This problem is faced especially in randomized controlled trials (RCTs), a methodology with clearly defined standards of scientific rigor.
When assessing PICO methodology [23] the population is clearly defined using detailed eligibility criteria, demonstrating strong study design.
As a result of this, sub-analyses on the effect of centrifugation were not carried out as the study methodologies for comparison could not be clearly defined (Additional file 4: Table S2).
The generation of guideline recommendations involves both content and methodology experts, and the process should be clearly defined and reproducible.
