evaluate
Judge the worth
When you evaluate someone or something, you investigate with a view to making a judgment about value or worth: The experiment will evaluate the effects of various dietary restrictions on dairy cattle.
The purpose of evaluating is usually to arrive at a practical decision, such as whether to continue an activity, hire or promote a person, or assign a value or grade: We need to evaluate the risks involved in making such an investment.
Study with attention
- appraiseDetermine value of
- scrutinizeInspect with close attention
- reviewCritical written assessment
- analyzeStudy by breaking down
gauge · weigh · inspect · study · observe · monitor · check · audit
Determine value of
- worthDegree of importance
- estimateInformed guess at quantity
- costRequired payment amount
- marketVenue for trade
assessment · pricing · depreciation · appreciation · insurance · antiques · collectibles · real estate
Adjust for accuracy
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- metricsStandards for assessment
- scaleMeasure of relative size
quantify · benchmark · standardize · calibration · tolerance · specifications · resolution · sensitivity
Nearly accurate but inexact
- calculateDetermine through math
- quantifyExpress numerically
- estimateInformed guess at quantity
- projectPlanned, effortful task
deduce · guesstimate · ballpark · extrapolate · interpolate · forecast · predict · reckon
Make something understood
- deduceReach by reasoning
- inferDerive by reasoning
- interpretExtract or convey meaning
- concludeEnd or infer
deliberate · logic · compare · determine · weigh · reflect · synthesize · rationalize
Returned response data
- criticismJudgment of faults
- reviewCritical written assessment
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
- appraisalEstimation of worth
examination · scrutiny · judgment · assessment · analysis · peer review · constructive · remarks
Facts for analysis
- statisticsCollected numerical information
- variablesChangeable elements in equations
- correlationStatistical relationship measure
- regressionReturn to former state
model · simulation · quantitative · qualitative · findings · conclusions · hypothesis · experimentation
examine
Study with attention
- appraiseDetermine value of
- scrutinizeInspect with close attention
- reviewCritical written assessment
analyze · gauge · weigh · inspect · study · observe · monitor · check · audit · survey
appraise
Determine value of
market · assessment · pricing · depreciation · appreciation · insurance · antiques · collectibles · real estate
calibrate
Adjust for accuracy
scale · quantify · benchmark · standardize · calibration · tolerance · specifications · resolution · sensitivity · reliability
approximate
Nearly accurate but inexact
project · deduce · guesstimate · ballpark · extrapolate · interpolate · forecast · predict · reckon · figure
explain
Make something understood
conclude · deliberate · logic · compare · determine · weigh · reflect · synthesize · rationalize · justify
feedback
Returned response data
- criticismJudgment of faults
- reviewCritical written assessment
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
appraisal · examination · scrutiny · judgment · assessment · analysis · peer review · constructive · remarks · observation
data
Facts for analysis
- statisticsCollected numerical information
- variablesChangeable elements in equations
- correlationStatistical relationship measure
regression · model · simulation · quantitative · qualitative · findings · conclusions · hypothesis · experimentation · analytics
- analysisanalyze, analysis, data analysis, examine, statistical analysis
- mental processesthinking, think, reasoning, cognition, pondering
- comparisonscomparison, compare, comparative, analogy, metaphor
- judgmentsjudgment call, judge, moral judgment, criticize, sound judgment
- testingtest, unit testing, product testing, examine, check
- editorial actionsedit, revise, proofread, publish, review
evaluatemisjudge
Evaluate incorrectly
miscalculate · misread · misinterpret · misappraise · get wrong
evaluateundervalue
Estimate below true worth
underestimate · underrate · devalue · depreciate · detract
- evaluation reportWritten assessment of performance
- teacher evaluationsRatings of instructors
- custody evaluationStudy determining child placement
- psych evaluation
- employee evaluationsPeriodic worker performance assessments
- mental health evaluationClinical review of psychological condition
evaluation, evaluated, evaluating, evaluator, evaluates, evaluative, evaluations, evaluators, evaluable