aforementioned study vs above mentioned study

Both 'aforementioned study' and 'above mentioned study' are correct, but 'aforementioned study' is more commonly used in formal or academic writing. 'Above mentioned study' is also acceptable but less common.

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This phrase is correct and commonly used in formal or academic writing.

"aforementioned study"

This phrase is used to refer to a study that has been mentioned previously in the text.

Examples:

The results of the aforementioned study support our hypothesis.
In the aforementioned study, the researchers found a correlation between two variables.

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The recommendations of this report take into account the ideas that experts elaborated in the aforementioned study and during the hearing and that were further explained in the accompanying documentation.
What further steps will the Commission take on this issue on the basis of the aforementioned study?
With the success of the aforementioned study, as well as the promise of other researches on artificial intelligence, cardiology is seemingly moving towards a more technological practice.
Does the Commission have studies containing information about the situation of women in the administration since the AKP came to power which confirm the aforementioned study?
Following the review of an evaluation of the aforementioned study submitted by German authorities (the so-called 'Pusztai report'), EFSA's GMO Panel reaffirmed its earlier assessment on 29 October 2004.
However, in the third recital of its proposal, it reserves the right to propose changes before the end of this three-year period in the light of the aforementioned study and the special report submitted in October 2001 by the Court of Auditors.
Calkin's theory is closely related to the aforementioned study and conclusion of the memory experiments conducted by Hermann Ebbinghaus.
The aforementioned study by Hans-Rudolf Dürrenmatt came about in the months August to October 1976, and shows an astounding wealth of details despite the short period of origin.
The following comments take particular, but not exclusive, account of observations made in the aforementioned study carried out for the Commission, which discusses these aspects in depth.
Until today, many MEPs have recognised the consequences of our voting for their national economies since the aforementioned study took into consideration only 10 of the Member States.
The purpose of the aforementioned study should be to steer the Commission and Member States towards defining a policy based on ongoing assessment of the costs and benefits of harmonisation: completion of the internal market and competitiveness cannot be the sole aim.
The aforementioned study puts the total cost of odometer fraud at between EUR 1.5 billion and EUR 2.9 billion per year in Germany, the Netherlands, France and Luxembourg alone.

Alternatives:

previously mentioned study
a study mentioned earlier
study mentioned above
study mentioned previously
study referred to earlier

This phrase is correct but less common than 'aforementioned study'.

"above mentioned study"

This phrase is also used to refer to a study that has been mentioned earlier in the text.

Examples:

The results of the above mentioned study are consistent with our findings.
In the above mentioned study, the authors discuss the limitations of their research.

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take into consideration all the recommendations of the above mentioned study,
NOTES that the results of the above mentioned study on the economy of culture in Europe provide evidence that:
The above mentioned study has demonstrated that:
However, the above mentioned study did not identify any stocks consisting of, containing or contaminated with toxaphene in the European Union.
No dose confirmation studies appear to have been presented the above mentioned study, therefore it is important that the references provided should present robust evidence for the field efficacy of the product.
When does the Commission plan to implement the above mentioned study?
In occasion of the above mentioned study tours, the delegate visited two biogas plants, one landfill equipped with a system of biogas capture for the exploitation of solid urban waste fermentation and another one with an equipment powered by waste of cattle farming.

Alternatives:

study mentioned above
study mentioned earlier
study mentioned previously
study referred to above
study referred to earlier

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