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I've encountered the same problem. I use this double triangle graphic as a talking point with the public. Left bar on the cover slide of this presentation, or slide 11: <http://www.slideshare.net/umhealthscienceslibraries/systematic-review-teams-processes-experiences> Page 2 of this PDF: <http://www-personal.umich.edu/~pfa/pro/courses/ChainOfTrustLoEVert2.pdf> from <http://www-personal.umich.edu/~pfa/pro/courses/> The image tries to put the levels of evidence in the context of information available to the general public. There was also a truly inspired piece on evidence-based methodologies written a few years ago for the New York Times by Jane E. Brody. She did an excellent job of explaining the concepts and process in lay terms for the general public. I'm having trouble finding it. I think it was about five years ago? - Patricia On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 10:01 AM, Jane Gillette <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I’m looking for some consumer resources that assist the general public in > understanding high-quality science compared to lower levels of evidence. > > > > I was in a meeting last night in which a lay person believed that a > meta-analysis was junk science because it wasn’t original research. > > > > Jane Gillette, DDS, PC > > PO Box 1028 > > Bozeman, MT 59771 > > c 406.868.1549 > > f 406.403.0230 > > [log in to unmask] > > > > "We dominate the field with our elfin tactics!" -- Patricia Anderson, [log in to unmask] Emerging Technologies Librarian University of Michigan http://www.lib.umich.edu/users/pfa