systematic observation

collocation in English

meaningsofsystematicandobservation

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systematic
adjective
uk
/ˌsɪs.təˈmæt.ɪk/
us
/ˌsɪs.təˈmæt̬.ɪk/
according to an agreed set of methods or ...
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observation
noun
uk
/ˌɒb.zəˈveɪ.ʃən/
us
/ˌɑːb.zɚˈveɪ.ʃən/
the act of observing something ...
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Moresystematicobservationand ecologically valid studies are urgently needed, although the latter pose considerable ethical challenges.
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Yerkes' study involved thesystematicobservationof male and female chimpanzees housed in the same cage and given carefully timed feedings.
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At the core of this work, the key investigative resource is sustained andsystematicobservation, not experimentation, and it is deployed in a fashion not necessarily restricted to self-examination.
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Schegloff believes that "sustained andsystematicobservation" is under-appreciated.
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Leaving these issues aside, we now move on to consider in greater detail the contribution whichsystematicobservationand analysis of data can make to phonological theory.
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In terms of neighborhood assessments, one way to facilitate this is to balance census tract data with other methods ofsystematicobservationof evaluating neighborhood conditions.
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The first stage of the screening process should besystematicobservationand recording by the teacher.
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They are still undersystematicobservation.
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Information is collected on the battlefield throughsystematicobservationby deployed soldiers and a variety of electronic sensors.
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Modern music psychology is primarily empirical; its knowledge tends to advance on the basis of interpretations of data collected bysystematicobservationof and interaction with human participants.
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Dunbar's number is not derived fromsystematicobservationof the number of relationships that people living in the contemporary world have.
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