empirical evidence
collocation in Englishmeaningsofempiricalandevidence
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empirical
adjective
uk/ɪmˈpɪr.ɪ.kəl/us/emˈpɪr.ɪ.kəl/
based on what is experienced or seen rather than ...
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evidence
noun[U]
uk/ˈev.ɪ.dəns/us/ˈev.ə.dəns/
one or more reasons for believing that something is or is ...
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(Definition ofempiricalandevidencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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These effects are often assumed, and may very well be the case in some places, but there is little hardempiricalevidenceon the subject.
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Theempiricalevidencerelevant for the evaluation of each proposition is then reviewed (sect. 3).
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One is that sharing of resources at these levels is as yet unsupported byempiricalevidence.
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One could also attempt to reconcile theempiricalevidencewith a framework in which both price and wage decisions are predetermined.
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Fasting women were understood as saints, frauds, or sick people depending on whatempiricalevidence-including autopsy examinations of the bowel-revealed.
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I was interested in linking the theoretical developments toempiricalevidence.
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Although one may agree with this logical supposition, there is very littleempiricalevidenceproving such a statement.
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Consistently with her position, she does not consider anyempiricalevidencerelevant to this causal claim.
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Although there may be moreempiricalevidencefor one side, conceptually the two views are on a par.
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We would like to propose a hypothesis for which there is littleempiricalevidence, and, like a good hypothesis, is eminently testable.
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Theempiricalevidencepresented in this book makes for fascinating reading.
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Empiricalevidencedemonstrating the benefits of disease management is the single most important factor for its future success.
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Theempiricalevidencerelating to each of these assumptions is mixed.
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The guidelines were then compared against theempiricalevidenceobtained during the implementation of the economic arm of the trial.
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Both anecdotal accounts from the participants andempiricalevidenceindicate that the tests used were not easy.
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Theempiricalevidenceshows that for some countries we can reject the hypothesis that exchange rates are random walks.
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So we would argue that modelling by region is superior to modelling by rounds, both on theoretical grounds and as regards theempiricalevidence.
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The theory of pollution havens is straightforward; however,empiricalevidencefor their existence is mixed.
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The precision of the results is severely restricted due to weakempiricalevidenceon fundamental functional relations and parametric values.
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