Claim founded upon rigorous, valid research rather than upon hearsay, personal stories, etc. The gold standard for an "evidence-based" therapeutic intervention is the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. In such a trial, selection of participants is "random" (such that there is not a distorted conc [..]

in education, of practice or policy - founded on, or taking cognisance of, best available research.

based on systematically-gathered evidence.

Evidence-based medicine refers to the application of the best available evidence to create medical, population health management, or other public health policies and practices. Evidence is drawn from many sources including epidemiologic, medical, economic, demographic, sociologic, and other research. Evidence-based practices also focus on minimizin [..]

programs that have undergone scientific evaluation and have proven to be effective