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empirical data — /ɪmˌpɪrɪk(ə)l deɪtə/ noun data or information which comes from actual observation or which can be proved ● We have no empirical data concerning our competitors’ sales last year … Marketing dictionary in english
empirical data — empiriniai duomenys statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. empirical data vok. empirische Angaben, f rus. эмпирические данные pranc. données empiriques, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Empirical method — is generally taken to mean the collection of data on which to base a theory or derive a conclusion in science. It is part of the scientific method, but is often mistakenly assumed to be synonymous with the experimental method.The empirical method … Wikipedia
Empirical research — is any research that bases its findings on direct or indirect observation as its test of reality. Such research may also be conducted according to hypothetico deductive procedures, such as those developed from the work of R. A. Fisher. The… … Wikipedia
Empirical Bayes method — In statistics, empirical Bayes methods are a class of methods which use empirical data to evaluate / approximate the conditional probability distributions that arise from Bayes theorem. These methods allow one to estimate quantities… … Wikipedia
Empirical — A central concept in science and the scientific method is that all evidence must be empirical, or empirically based, that is, dependent on evidence or consequences that are observable by the senses. Empirical data are data that are produced by… … Wikipedia
empirical — also empiric adjective Date: 1569 1. originating in or based on observation or experience < empirical data > 2. relying on experience or observation alone often without due regard for system and theory < an empirical basis for the theory > 3.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Empirical studies — in social sciences are when the research ends are based on evidence and not just theory. This is done to comply with the scientific method that asserts the objective discovery of knowledge based on verifiable facts of evidence. The concept of an… … Wikipedia
Data envelopment analysis — (DEA) is a nonparametric method in operations research and economics for the estimation of production frontiers[clarification needed]. It is used to empirically measure productive efficiency of decision making units (or DMUs). Non parametric… … Wikipedia
Data reduction — is the transformation of numerical or alphabetical digital information derived empirical or experimentally into a corrected, ordered, and simplified form. Columns and rows are moved around until a diagonal pattern appears, thereby making it easy… … Wikipedia
