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- pluralplural of empiric
- Empirical evidence.
At one time, this might have been rationalized by the paucity of empirics in the field or its weak theoretical foundations.
2001, Donald R. Davis, David E. Weinstein, What Role for Empirics in International Trade?2 more examples
The notion of retaining empirics may seem paradoxical when the tenets of holism and the requirements of empirics are scrutinized.
1990, Norma L. Chaska, The Nursing Profession: Turning Points, page 249This does not suggest that these determinants are not important in the growth empirics, but that they have a less important role than the ones we identify as "strongly" robust.
2005, Charalambos G. Tsangarides, Growth Empirics Under Model Uncertainty: Is Africa Different?, page 16
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