prespecification
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From pre- + specification.
Noun
[edit]prespecification
- specification in advance
- 2015 October 30, “Predose and Postdose Blood Gene Expression Profiles Identify the Individuals Susceptible to Acetaminophen-Induced Liver Injury in Rats”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- Moreover, a further crucial advantage of this method is its openness to finding unexpected biomarkers as the global gene expression is quantified simultaneously without prespecification of what those genes should be.