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 |