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81scientific method — a method of research in which a problem is identified, relevant data are gathered, a hypothesis is formulated from these data, and the hypothesis is empirically tested. [1850 55] * * * Mathematical and experimental techniques employed in the… …
82scientific method — noun A method of discovering knowledge about the natural world based in making falsifiable predictions (hypotheses), testing them empirically, and developing peer reviewed theories that best explain the known data. Mr. Paynes paper aimed at the… …
83Data generating process — The term data generating process is used in statistical and scientific literature to convey a number of different ideas: the data collection process, being routes and procedures by which data reach a database (particularly where these may change… …
84data — da|ta [ dætə, deıtə ] noun uncount *** 1. ) facts or information used for making calculations or decisions: can be followed by a plural verb in scientific English, in which case the singular is datum: The analysis was based on data collected in… …
85data */*/*/ — UK [ˈdeɪtə] / US [ˈdætə] noun [uncountable] 1) facts or information used for making calculations or decisions: can be followed by a plural verb in scientific English, in which case the singular is datum The analysis was based on data collected in …
86scientific method — /saɪəntɪfɪk ˈmɛθəd/ (say suyuhntifik methuhd) noun a method of research in which the steps are identification of a problem, collection of relevant data, formulation of a hypothesis on the basis of this data, and, finally, empirical testing of the …
87scientific method — noun Date: circa 1810 principles and procedures for the systematic pursuit of knowledge involving the recognition and formulation of a problem, the collection of data through observation and experiment, and the formulation and testing of… …
88scientific method — sci′entif′ic meth′od n. bio a method of research in which a problem is identified, relevant data are gathered, a hypothesis is formulated, and the hypothesis is empirically tested • Etymology: 1850–55 …
89Open Data — is a philosophy and practice requiring that certain data are freely available to everyone, without restrictions from copyright, patents or other mechanisms of control. It has a similar ethos to a number of other Open movements and communities… …
90Open data — Linking Open Data project in September 2007 …
