empirical
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Despite its importance, however, the hypothesis had rarely been evaluated using large empirical datasets spanning a broad range of insects.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
MIT leaders never shied from that challenge, in keeping with the spirit of an institution that prizes practical problem-solving and empirical results.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
In an empirical study, my co-author Todd Phillips and I found that at least 15 commissions were inquorate at some point during that period.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
“And in a market like Manhattan or the Hamptons, that simply isn’t supported by empirical data.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
How can we account for the empirical observation that band or tribal organization just does not work for societies of hundreds of thousands of people, and that all existing large societies have complex centralized organization?
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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