strong inference

collocation in English

meaningsofstrongandinference

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strong
adjective
uk
/strɒŋ/us
/strɑːŋ/
powerful; having or using great force ...
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inference
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɪn.fər.əns/us
/ˈɪn.fɚ.əns/
a guess that you make or an opinion that you form based on the information that ...
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In some cases, this might include noting activities for which little physical evidence survives, but for which there is astronginferencepotential.
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Here, a fairlystronginferencecan be made.
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This does not look like progress from the perspective ofstronginference, but these hypotheses are neither mutually exclusive nor exhaustive, and strong inference is a naïve standard.
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There would be astronginferencethat the maximum which we had fixed was much too low.
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Thestronginferencewas that parents in other areas did not care.
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Because of the importance he places on counterexamples, he eschews the use of mathematical statistics in favor ofstronginference.
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Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies are still uncertain bases for strong inferences about the importance of social influences on development.
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It has strong inferences to the iron triangle, oligarchy, and corporatism.
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This method allows for strong inferences to be made of causal relationships between the manipulation of one or more independent variables and subsequent behavior, as measured by the dependent variable.
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Uttal's major concern incorporates many controversies with the validly, over assumptions and strong inferences some of these images are trying to illustrate.
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