pseudoprospective

English

Etymology

From pseudo- +‎ prospective.

Adjective

pseudoprospective (not comparable)

1. Describing an analysis, design etc that approximates a prospective one by using already-available data
   • Handbook of Psychology, Vol. II: Research Methods in Psychology; Irving B. Weiner editor-in-chief

     Pseudoprospective designs attempt to model true prospective designs in structure, but actually are retrospective.