An example of this process is the secondary analysis of data.

This step contains secondary and final analysis along with secondary solutions to the problem.

The data are often less accessible to secondary analysis.

Further examining the data set in secondary analyses, to suggest new hypotheses for future study.

However, because these groups were small, the power for this secondary analysis was not reported, and it was likely underpowered to detect important differences.

They did a secondary analysis that excluded obese offspring.

In addition, several secondary analyses were done.

In a secondary analysis, the statistical analyst further examines the data to suggest other questions and to help plan future experiments.

Our interest in standard mechanisms for data encoding and exchange need not be driven, then, by altruistic considerations about the value of secondary analysis.

"These are secondary analyses and are exploratory to some extent," he said.