scientifically
Using rigorous methods
Scientifically means in a manner based on systematic observation, evidence, and the scientific method: The claim hasn't been scientifically proven.
It can also mean with precision or rigor: She approached the problem scientifically, testing each variable.
Sometimes used loosely to lend authority: Scientifically speaking, you should eat more vegetables.
Testable proposed explanation
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- variablesChangeable elements in equations
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
- falsifiabilitySusceptibility to disproof
operationalize · protocol · sampling · reproducibility · meta-analysis · experimental · observational · longitudinal
Free from prejudice
- impartialShowing no preference
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- dispassionateFree from emotional involvement
- neutralNot favoring any side
rigorous · systematic · controlled · standardized · blinded · double-blind · placebo-controlled · evidence-based
Based on observation, not theory
- findingsConclusions from investigation
- conclusionsJudgments reached through reasoning
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- correlationStatistical relationship measure
causation · phenomenon · replication · falsifiable · data-driven · observable · testable · demonstrable
Concerning measurable amounts
- qualitativeRelating to characteristics, not quantities
- dataFacts for analysis
- statisticalRelating to data analysis
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
precision · accuracy · instruments · metrology · units · resolution · baseline
Assigned meaning
- correlationStatistical relationship measure
- causalityCause-effect connection
- variablesChangeable elements in equations
- regressionReturn to former state
modeling · inference · outliers · confounding
Issued written material
- journalRecord of daily events
- citationMention of a source
- abstractCondensed version of text
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
scholarly · academic · findings · preprint · retraction
hypothesis
Testable proposed explanation
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- variablesChangeable elements in equations
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
falsifiability · operationalize · protocol · sampling · reproducibility · meta-analysis · experimental · observational · longitudinal · cross-sectional
unbiased
Free from prejudice
- impartialShowing no preference
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- dispassionateFree from emotional involvement
neutral · rigorous · systematic · controlled · standardized · blinded · double-blind · placebo-controlled · evidence-based · fact-based
empirical
Based on observation, not theory
- findingsConclusions from investigation
- conclusionsJudgments reached through reasoning
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
correlation · causation · phenomenon · replication · falsifiable · data-driven · observable · testable · demonstrable · verifiable
quantitative
Concerning measurable amounts
- qualitativeRelating to characteristics, not quantities
- dataFacts for analysis
- statisticalRelating to data analysis
calibration · precision · accuracy · instruments · metrology · units · resolution · baseline
interpretation
Assigned meaning
- correlationStatistical relationship measure
- causalityCause-effect connection
- variablesChangeable elements in equations
regression · modeling · inference · outliers · confounding
publication
Issued written material
methodology · scholarly · academic · findings · preprint · retraction
scientificallyunscientifically
Without systematic methodology
unsystematically · randomly · haphazardly · arbitrarily · carelessly
scientificallyintuitively
By innate understanding
spiritually · dogmatically · superstitiously · religiously · mystically
scientificallyartistically
With creative expression
poetically · creatively · aesthetically · imaginatively · literarily