Pseudoprospective

Origin

From - + prospective

Full definition of pseudoprospective

Adjective

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