empirical data
Measured, recorded information
Empirical data is information gathered through observation, experiment, or direct experience rather than theory or reasoning alone.
The phrase emphasizes that conclusions rest on measurable evidence: The study's empirical data contradicted the hypothesis.
In scientific and academic contexts, empirical data grounds claims in verifiable reality.
- measurementsQuantified sizes or amounts
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- quantitativeConcerning measurable amounts
- statisticsCollected numerical information
- number crunchingIntensive calculation work
samples · metrics · ground truth · observations · falsifiability · results · lab results · reproducibility · scientific method · facts · findings · hypothesis testing · surveys · studies · experimental design · firsthand · numbers · fieldwork
- realityreality, actuality, existence, being, truth
- research methodsexperiment, hypothesis, deduction, experiments, induction
- scientific methodexperiment, theory, hypothesis, observation, prediction
- researchstudy, research papers, researching, archive, peer review
empirical datapure theory
abstract reasoning · thought experiments · intuition · a priori knowledge · armchair philosophy
empirical dataspeculation
Unproven theorizing or risky investment
hearsay · guesswork · anecdotal evidence · assumptions · received wisdom
empirical datatheoretical models
Abstract explanatory constructs
mathematical proofs · hypothetical scenarios · value judgments
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