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. 2024 Jan-Mar;28(1):e2023.00049. doi: 10.4293/JSLS.2023.00049

Table 3.

A Limitation Word or Phrase is a Limitation Having Additional Components That Are Additional Limitations. When an Author Uses the Limitation Composite Word or Phrase, They Leave out Which One of Its Components is Contributory to the Research Limitations. Each Limitation Interacts with Other Limitations, Creating a Cluster of Cross Complexities of Data, Findings, and Conclusions That Are Tainted and Negatively Affect Findings and Conclusions

Small Sample Size Retrospective Study Selection Bias
Low statistical power Missing information Affects internal validity
Estimates not reliable Recall bias Nonrandom selection
Prone to biased samples Observer bias Leads to confounding
Not generalizable Misclassification bias Not generalizable
Prone to false negative error Observer bias Inaccurate relation to variables
Prone to false positive error Evidence less robust than prospective study Observer bias
Sampling error Missing data Sampling bias
Confounding factors Volunteer bias
Selection bias Survivorship bias