method of observation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmethodandobservation
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method
noun[C]
uk/ˈmeθ.əd/us/ˈmeθ.əd/
a particular way of ...
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observation
noun
uk/ˌɒb.zəˈveɪ.ʃən/us/ˌɑːb.zɚˈveɪ.ʃən/
the act of observing something ...
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(Definition ofmethodandobservationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This is a much more systematicmethodofobservationthan diary keeping, but now different issues of sampling come to the fore.
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Such variables depend greatly on themethodofobservationused.
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The concept can also apply to changing themethodofobservation, rather than affecting the data.
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Thismethodofobservationand study involves remote sensing at all wavelengths and in situ measurements.
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First, the subject of observation must be defined and then the methods of observation can be determined.
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In this book we are concerned with the social sciences... and particularly with the effort to apply a scientificmethodofobservation, formulation of hypotheses, and testing to such phenomena.
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Kohut relied heavily on empathy as amethodofobservation.
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Established methods of observation are not feasible due to a third problem, resourcing.
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Two methods of observation were incorporated in the investigation.
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It integrates these approaches by recognizing that environmental phenomena are the result of an observer using a particularmethodofobservationto observe some aspect of nature.
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Degradation of, replacement of, or changes to instruments (e.g. satellites), and changes in methods of observation (e.g., surface, aloft), may inject error.
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Her identity as both an artist and historical researcher ultimately led to her preoccupation with forensic methods of observation and perception.
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They replace earlier methods of observation that used photographic evidence or ground-based observers to record aircraft position.
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His predictions about abundant molecular hydrogen in clouds, though controversial at that time, have been verified with modern methods of observation.
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It would have its own methods of observation, phenomenography and ontography, and its own objects to observe, describe and analyse: humans existences and non-humans existences around people.
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