Weight of Scientific Evidence

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-030261",
  "term": "Weight of Scientific Evidence",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Considerations in assessing the interpretation of published information about toxicity--quality of testing methods, size and power of study design, consistency of results across studies, and biological plausibility of exposure-response relationships and statistical associations.\n\n2. Systematic review method, applied in a manner suited to the nature of the evidence or decision, that uses a pre-established protocol to comprehensively, objectively, transparently, and consistently, identify and evaluate each stream of evidence, including strengths, limitations, and relevance of each study and to integrate evidence as necessary and appropriate based upon strengths, limitations, and relevance.\n\n3. Describes the process of evaluating multiple lines of evidence, which includes quantitative weightings to information, in addition to other factors.",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Terms of Environment; Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable Glossary",
    "40 CFR 702.33 (CFR 2019)",
    "NSTEPS Online Glossary of Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/weight-of-scientific-evidence/"
}