evidence-based
adj1
Based only on actual evidence, rather than tradition, etc.
- In the last decade, the health care field has been under the spell of evidence-based medicine—a social movement aimed to strengthen the scientific base of health care and determine the effectiveness of clinical interventions.2004, S. Timmermans and E. S. Kolker, "Evidence-Based Medicine and the Reconfiguration of Medical Knowledge," Journal of Health and Social Behavior, vol. 45, extra issue, p. 177
- He told the GWPF Australia needed “evidence-based policy rather than policy-based evidence” and took aim at a 2013 study that showed that 97% of scientists agree humans are driving climate change, “as if scientific truth is determined by votes rather than facts”.2017 October 9, Karl Mathiesen, “Tony Abbott says climate change is 'probably doing good'”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
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- The spectacle of a prominent vaccine sceptic and wellness crank as secretary of health and human services goes beyond an abandonment of truth; it feels like an assault on human progress. Bans on fluoride in tap water, passed by legislators in Utah and Florida at Robert F Kennedy Jr’s behest, mark a new hostility to the very idea of evidence-based government.2025 October 2, William Davies, “A critique of pure stupidity: understanding Trump 2.0”, in The Guardian:
- Derived terms
- evidence-based medicine