scientific methodology
collocation in Englishmeaningsofscientificandmethodology
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scientific
adjective
uk/ˌsaɪənˈtɪf.ɪk/us/ˌsaɪənˈtɪf.ɪk/
relating to science, or using the organized methods ...
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methodology
noun[C or U]
uk/ˌmeθ.əˈdɒl.ə.dʒi/us/ˌmeθ.əˈdɑː.lə.dʒi/
a system of ways of doing, teaching, or ...
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(Definition ofscientificandmethodologyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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In fact the dramatic transformation of macroeconomics during the past decade has reflected the adoption of morescientificmethodologythan had previously characterized the field.
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Inscientificmethodology, the place of prediction in ascertaining the empirical adequacy of scientific theories has been emphasized at the expense of their explanatory value.
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In both of these studies, the authors rely on weakscientificmethodology, making it impossible to draw conclusions.
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By using such techniques carefully, one is able to show that an adaptation exists or does not exist through soundscientificmethodology.
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More importantly, patients and family caregivers will need to become more knowledgeable and sophisticated about medical research andscientificmethodology.
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Paradoxically, interest in the paranormal increased even asscientificmethodologyincreasingly promised rational explanation of the physical world.
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Also, that ethics have been considered to be a matter of taste and beyondscientificmethodology.
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The elastic parameters of sociolingusitics coupled with the inability to apply strictscientificmethodologydefine the study as a soft science.
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They may be faced with questions aboutscientificmethodologyas well as more narrowly defined ethical aspects of projects.
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This constitutes the main predicament ofscientificmethodologyand scientific knowledge.
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Feminist scholars have drawn attention to gender bias in scientific concepts, inscientificmethodology, in the choice of research fields, and in research results.
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Intimately bound up with this scientific "revolution" in optical theory was a change inscientificmethodology: the replacement of the method of induction by the method of hypothesis.
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Roberts argues that self-experimentation should be incorporated intoscientificmethodology, but it is clear that until it can be generalized to a wide variety of disciplines, selfexperimentation's usefulness is diminished.
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Scientificmethodology, for all its robustness, will only consider and argue on the basis of positive evidence; it is very uncomfortable and understandably quiet when forced to consider negative evidence.
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Ascientificmethodologyis being developed to continue to give this assurance with high confidence.
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A detailed technical review of thescientificmethodologybehind this programme will be published shortly in a major scientific journal.
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What should be patentable is the particularscientificmethodology.
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The conclusions of available research are not very convincing, due to the limited scope of the projects, the use of small cohort groups, or the lack of suitablescientificmethodology.
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Inscientificmethodology, the conceptualizing of descriptive research precedes the hypotheses of explanatory research.
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In his analysis, classicalscientificmethodologyis based on given, unchanging distinctions between elements or states.
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