observed association

collocation in English

meaningsofobserveandassociation

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observe
verb[T]
uk
/əbˈzɜːv/
us
/əbˈzɝːv/
formal
to watch carefully the way something happens or the way someone does something, especially in order to learn more ...
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association
noun
uk
/əˌsəʊ.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
us
/əˌsoʊ.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
a group of people who work together in a single organization for a ...
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Cross-sectional evidence is limited in its ability to distinguish between competing explanations for anyobservedassociation.
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This methodological disparity from previous studies may in part explain the lack ofobservedassociation in the present study between independent stress and psychopathology.
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Together these two processes accounted for theobservedassociationbetween early conduct problems and later teenage pregnancy in this cohort.
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The mechanism of theobservedassociationbetween self-report asthma and panic attack remains unclear.
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Finally, we consider whether anyobservedassociationis due to the effects of demographic characteristics, personality, or other mental health problems.
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One must be able to explore the meaning and mechanisms ofobservedassociation, particularly if research is intended to be relevant for public policy.
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Consequently, migration would most likely have reduced the strength of theobservedassociationbetween place of residence and seroprevalence.
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The mechanism of theobservedassociationbetween panic attacks and personality disorders is not known.
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With this design, theobservedassociationcould result from correlated reporting biases.
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Theobservedassociationbetween high interest rates and subsequent low output is under these interpretations due mainly to the underlying source of inflationary pressure, not to contractionary monetary policy itself.
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This analysis suggested that theobservedassociationbetween early conduct problems and later pregnancy was mediated by a generalized pattern of risk taking and norm violating behavior in adolescence.
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Paired case-control analyses with twin pairs were used to assess whether theobservedassociationfor life satisfaction with disabilty could be due to underlying common early family and genetic factors.
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In addition, it was unclear whether the relationship between 4 and worse subjective memory could be explained by theobservedassociationbetween 4 and objective cognitive impairment.
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This conclusion stems from theobservedassociationbetween membership of a group defined as violent at a given time and a history of having behaved violently in the past.
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This occurrence is rare and there has been noobservedassociationin such cases with reduced cognitive function or white matter abnormalities.
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Therefore, we are unable to make precise claims about the effects of timing that may underlie the observed associations.
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Another caveat is that the observed associations may have been affected by the antipsychotic treatments taken by patients.
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The observed associations are broadly consistent with the findings of meta-analyses of subjective well-being.
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Theobservedassociationof the infection with liver disease (associated with increased serum iron) might be due to the capability of more virulent strains to capture iron bound to transferrin.
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