comparison

n. any appraisal of two or more groups in order to identify differences, such as that between the mean of a variable in one population and its mean in another. Comparisons may be planned in advance, as in a priori comparisons, or decided upon after data analysis has already begun, as in post hoc comparisons. Also called contrast.

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December 20th 2024

adversarial system

the type of legal system, as in the United States, in which a dispute between opposing parties is heard before an independent trier of fact (i.e., a judge or jury). In many European countries, but not the United Kingdom, an inquisitorial system is used, in which the judge leads the investigation by interrogating the parties.