for descriptive purposes
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffor,descriptiveandpurpose
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for
preposition
uk/fɔːr/us/fɔːr/
intended to be ...
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descriptive
adjective
uk/dɪˈskrɪp.tɪv/us/dɪˈskrɪp.t̬ɪv/
describing something, especially in a detailed, ...
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purpose
noun
uk/ˈpɜː.pəs/us/ˈpɝː.pəs/
why you do something or why ...
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(Definition offor,descriptiveandpurposefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoffor descriptive purposes
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Pictorial representation of facts for descriptive purposes is instructive and convenient.
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For tests yielding multiple variables a distinction was made for primary outcome measures for hypothesis testing and secondary outcome measures, reported for descriptive purposes.
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In addition to examining each scale, we also created two summary scores for descriptive purposes.
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I provide information on statistical significance levels in my discussion of this non-random sample for descriptive purposes only.
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For descriptive purposes, the favoured outputs are represented by (53a) and (53b), respectively.
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Finally, the frequency of each syllable shape was tallied for descriptive purposes.
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The pattern of eye movements is provided for descriptive purposes only; all inferential statistics were performed on proportions of eye movements.
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Models are more likely to be used for descriptive purposes in the design process.
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Again, the nativespeaker data is provided for descriptive purposes only and is not entered into any of the statistical analysis.
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However, numbers and proportions of participants, which are presented for descriptive purposes, are unweighted.
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We probed this interaction for descriptive purposes.
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The hop starts with the athlete jumping from the take off board on one leg, which for descriptive purposes will be the right leg.
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Data mining is a particular data analysis technique that focuses on modeling and knowledge discovery for predictive rather than purely descriptive purposes.
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It can have derogatory connotations, but is also often used for descriptive purposes only, without a value judgment.
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For descriptive purposes the talus bone is divided into three sections, neck, body and head of talus.
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