Studienrelevant

Studienrelevant is an adjective used in academic contexts to indicate that something has relevance for a particular study or research project. It denotes that a factor, variable, source, or topic contributes to addressing the research questions, testing hypotheses, or interpreting results, as opposed to being of general interest only.

Used in planning and reporting, researchers identify studienrelevante variables to include in data collection, such as age, socioeconomic status, or prior experience, depending on the research aim. In literature reviews, sources are described as studienrelevant when they directly inform the theoretical framework, methodology, or interpretation of findings. The term can modify nouns, for example: studienrelevante Frage, studienrelevante Messgröße, studienrelevante Ergebnisse.

The concept is context-dependent; what is studienrelevant varies with field, population, and research question. It is not a formal statistical criterion but a qualitative assessment of relevance to the study goals. In documentation, authors may justify why a factor is studienrelevant by outlining its relation to hypotheses or how it affects internal validity, reliability, or transferability of results.

Relation to related terms: Relevanz denotes general importance, while studienrelevant specifies relevance to a concrete study. The prefix Studien- emphasizes the project-specific context, rather than universal significance.

See also: Relevanz, Studie, Forschungsdesign, Variablen.