Table 2 Estimates of relative frequencies of projects completed by 2006 and 2007 for different classifications, respectively
The classification proposed by Europe’s OECD | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Experimental developmental | Applied | Basic | |||||
10.8% (0.03) | 80.2% (0.04) | 9% (0.01) | |||||
The classification proposed by the Australian national health and medical research council | |||||||
Public health | Clinical research | Health services research | Strategic basic research | Pure basic research | |||
9% (0.01) | 29.3% (0.02) | 11.5% (0.02) | 44.1% (0.03) | 6% (0.01) | |||
Classification based on method of study | |||||||
Descriptive observational | Analytical observational | Interventional | Systematic review | Diagnostic value of tests | Laboratory studies | Design and production of equipment, software, medicines or chemical substances | Others |
22.5% (0.03) | 34.8% (0.02) | 15.0% (0.02) | 1% (0.01) | 2.4% (0.01) | 15.6% (0.02) | 4.3% (0.02) | 4.7% (0.02) |