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The honesty and realistic approach of GGA staff supported me to refocus where needed and the team was passionate about our project. It really felt like a strong example of joint working as opposed to a contractual arrangement. (GGA is) an extremely professional and committed team, who were effective and focused with their time and resources and generous with their open approach and communication

Kevin Harrison, Sense Scotland

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Caveats and qualifications

What does this mean?

A sentence or paragraph in a research report indicating areas of potential weakness in a research finding.

Any finding, claim or assertion made gains enormously in power if it is not overstated, and thus is accompanied by a caveat or a relevant qualification. This can be done (as relevant) using a paragraph along the lines of:

‘These findings suggest that the number of people attending this sort of work has increased. However the research here was done over a Bank Holiday weekend. Since Bank Holidays typically seem to result in local residents leaving town, and in a greater number of visitors arriving in the town, this finding may not be representative of normal patterns.’