What does "evidence-based" mean?

Based only on actual evidence, rather than tradition etc.

Evidence-based

Common synonyms include: academic discipline, academic dissent, academic impartiality, academic style, analytical data, analytical framework.

adj

adj ·Common ·High school level

Adjective

1
Based only on actual evidence, rather than tradition etc. not-comparable
"He told the GWPF Australia needed “evidence-based policy rather than policy-based evidence” and took aim at a 2013 study that showed that 97% of scientists agree humans are driving climate change, “as if scientific truth is determined by votes rather than facts”."

"Gender-affirming care is an evidence-based practice."