the present study vs this study

Both 'the present study' and 'this study' are correct phrases, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'The present study' is often used in academic or formal writing to refer to a specific study being discussed, while 'this study' is more commonly used in everyday language to refer to the study being currently discussed.

Last updated: March 24, 2024 • 1256 views

the present study

This phrase is correct and commonly used in academic or formal writing to refer to a specific study being discussed.

Use 'the present study' when referring to a specific study that is being discussed in academic or formal contexts.

Examples:

The findings of the present study suggest a strong correlation between two variables.
The limitations of the present study need to be taken into consideration.

Alternatives:

the current study
this particular study
the study under consideration
the study in question
the study at hand

this study

This phrase is correct and commonly used in everyday language to refer to the study being currently discussed.

Use 'this study' when referring to the study that is currently being discussed in everyday language or informal contexts.

Examples:

This study examines the effects of climate change on biodiversity.
The results of this study are consistent with previous research.

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The strongest association in this study was found with childhood cognition.
In this study patients maintained serum ferritin values at pre-study levels.
Practical recommendations deriving from this study are displayed below.
Thirty-eight men participated in this study testing the chemical.
But Hartshorne was more rationalistic about this study.
I played in this study when I was a little girl.
But I was so 'happy for this study.
So when they offered this study, I jumped on it.
In this study neither group was associated with a significant change in self-harming behaviors.
Over 100,000 CPU hours were invested in this study.
In no way would I ever think of defending this study.
Media outlets have extrapolated from this study a death toll of 1,500,000.
Thus this study suggests that full sleep may not be important for optimal performance of memory.
But just look what they reduced this study to.
In this study, Fox tests whether difficulty of recall influences judgment, specifically with course evaluations among college students.
In this study, Pisanosaurus is the earliest and most primitive ornithischian.
If I could just get this study going...
The specificity of both the tests was 80% in this study.
The strain used in this study contains about 12 percent THC.
For this study, CWT have used a sample of 300,000 transactions from several clients.

Alternatives:

the study in question
the study at hand
the study being discussed
the study under consideration
the current study

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the present study vs this study