!!! Overview[1]
[{$pagename}] broadly construed, is anything presented in support of an [assertion].

[{$pagename}] is a facet of [Trust]

The [assertion] support may be __strong__ or __weak__. 

The strongest type of evidence is that which provides direct proof of the truth of an [assertion]. 

At the other extreme is evidence that is merely consistent with an [assertion] but does not rule out other, contradictory assertions, as in circumstantial evidence.

!! Level of [{$pagename}]
[{$pagename}] like [Trust] comes with a varying [Level Of Assurance]

Most often used within the Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) the order scientific levels of evidence are generally accepted across all scientific work [Products] with some differing numbers.

Levels of [{$pagename}] (sometimes called [hierarchy] of [{$pagename}]) are assigned to studies based on the methodological quality of their design, validity, and applicability to patient care. These decisions gives the "grade (or strength) of recommendation."

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||Level of evidence (LOE) || Description
| 1 | Evidence from a systematic review or meta-analysis of all relevant RCTs (randomized controlled trial) or evidence-based clinical practice guidelines based on systematic reviews of RCTs or three or more RCTs of good quality that have similar results.|
| 2 | Evidence obtained from at least one well-designed RCT (e.g. large multi-site RCT).
| 3 | Evidence obtained from well-designed controlled trials without randomization (i.e. quasi-experimental).
| 4 | Evidence from well-designed case-control or cohort studies.
| 5 | Evidence from systematic reviews of descriptive and qualitative studies (meta-synthesis).
| 6 | Evidence from a single descriptive or qualitative study.
| 7 | Evidence from the opinion of authorities and/or reports of expert committees.
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!! More Information
There might be more information for this subject on one of the following:
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* [#1] - [Evidence|Wikipedia:Evidence|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2016-08-11- 
* [#2] - [Hierarchy of evidence|Wikipedia:Hierarchy_of_evidence|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2019-08-23 
* [#2] - [https://www.bmj.com/content/317/7167/1185|Wikipedia:https://www.bmj.com/content/317/7167/1185|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2020-08-23