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CEFR C1 Vocabulary - Lesson 48
Here you will learn some English words about scholarly research, such as "empirical", "correlate", "qualitative", etc. prepared for C1 learners.
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experimental
[adjective]
relating to or involving scientific experiments, especially those designed to test hypotheses or explore new ideas
preliminary
[adjective]
occurring before a more important thing, particularly as an act of introduction
qualitative
[adjective]
related to or involving quality of something, not numbers or amounts
theoretical
[adjective]
relating to or based on theory or logical reasoning rather than practical experience or application
to self-report
[verb]
to freely provide information about oneself, often related to personal experiences, behaviors, etc.
carbon dating
[noun]
a method used for measuring how old an organic material is by calculating the amount of carbon they contain
clinical trial
[noun]
a controlled scientific experiment in which the effectiveness and safety of a medical treatment is measured by testing it on people
control
[noun]
someone or something that is used as a standard of comparison in a scientific experiment to evaluate the results
pseudoscience
[noun]
a set of practices or beliefs that are claimed to be scientific when in reality they have no scientific basis
methodology
[noun]
a series of methods by which a certain subject is studied or a particular activity is done
randomization
[noun]
an arrangement done in an intentionally random manner to yield unbiased results
peer review
[noun]
an assessment made of a scientific or academic research by people who are engaged in the same subject area
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