LOE
Abbreviation with 2 meanings
| Stands for | Level of evidence |
|---|---|
| Meanings | 2 |
| Categories | Medical, Business & Finance |
LOE has two meanings. It stands for Level of evidence (medical research) or Level of effort (project management).
Meanings of LOE at a glance
| # | LOE stands for | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Level of evidence | Medical › Medical Research |
| 2 | Level of effort | Business & Finance › Project Management |
1. Level of evidence
Medical · Medical Research Abbreviations
Ranking of the strength of research supporting a statement, typically from systematic reviews and randomized trials at the top to expert opinion at the bottom. Guidelines and journals label recommendations with levels such as 1A, B-R or C-LD.
Example: Class I recommendation, LOE A, supported by multiple RCTs.
Systems vary: the Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine publishes widely used levels, and the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association pair a class of recommendation with a level of evidence. Orthopedic and surgical journals often require authors to state the level of their study. GRADE has replaced simple hierarchies in many guidelines.
2. Level of effort
Business & Finance · Project Management Abbreviations
Estimate of the work needed for a task, often in hours or days; in earned value management, the term also names support activities, such as project administration, that are measured by elapsed time rather than discrete deliverables.
Example: What's the LOE for adding single sign-on?
In EVM, level-of-effort work earns value automatically as time passes, so too much of it can hide performance problems. Teams often give quick T-shirt sizes (S, M, L) as rough LOE estimates.
Related abbreviations
More medical research abbreviations
- IQR – Interquartile range
- IRB – Institutional review board
- ITT – Intention-to-treat
- KM – Kaplan-Meier (estimator)
- LR – Likelihood ratio
- LTFU – Lost to follow-up
- MA – Meta-analysis
- MedDRA – Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities
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More project management abbreviations
- EVM – Earned value management
- FF – Finish-to-finish
- FFP – Firm-fixed-price
- FS – Finish-to-start
- MoSCoW – Must have, should have, could have, won't have
- OBS – Organizational breakdown structure
- PERT – Program Evaluation and Review Technique
- PI – Program increment
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This entry is for general education and is not medical advice. Abbreviation use varies between institutions; always confirm in context.