Given below are two statements:

Statement I: A systematic review of literature defines the purpose of the review in explicit terms.

Statement II: The systematic review can be applied to qualitative research since it is not evidence-based.

In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The correct answer is Statement I is true but Statement II is false.

Important Points

Statement I is true

• because the purpose of a systematic review of literature is to identify, evaluate, and synthesize all relevant research
• evidence to answer a specific research question.
• To achieve this, the review's purpose should be clearly defined in explicit terms to avoid any ambiguity in the review process.

Statement II is false

• because a systematic review can be applied to qualitative research, and it is evidence-based.
• Qualitative research provides valuable evidence that can be synthesized in a systematic review alongside quantitative research evidence.
• A systematic review can include both quantitative and qualitative research studies, depending on the research question and the availability of relevant evidence.

Thus ,The correct answer is  Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Key Points

A literature review is a demonstration of knowledge of academic literature on a given subject.

 A systematic review of literature:

• A systematic review is a rigorous and systematic technique to review the available literature. 
• The process of conducting a systematic literature review includes not only the information obtained in the literature. 
• It also laid down how and where information is searched and what tactics and tools have been employed. 
• It clearly specified the subject that employs systematic and explicit procedures to discover and select the literature.