Defined term · Evidence assessment
High certainty
The Institute is confident that the true effect lies close to the estimate. Further research is very unlikely to change confidence in the estimate. A high rating is not a claim of proof and does not…
§1High certainty
§1.2Category
Evidence assessment — Terms describing how the Institute judges and reports the strength of evidence.
§1.3Related terms
- Certainty of evidence — The Institute’s judgement of the extent to which an effect estimate is adequate to support a conclusion. Reported at one of four levels: high, moderate, low or very low…
Compound Evidence Institute · CEI-GT-002 · https://compoundevidence.com/glossary/high-certainty/ · retrieved 30 July 2026