The following
list of phrases and their definitions might
help you understand the mysterious language
of science (including psychology) and medicine.
These special phrases are also applicable
to anyone reading a PhD dissertation or academic
paper
"IT HAS LONG BEEN KNOWN"...
I didn't look up the original reference.
"A DEFINITE TREND IS EVIDENT"...
These data are practically meaningless.
"WHILE IT HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE
TO PROVIDE DEFINITE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS"...
An unsuccessful experiment, but I still
hope to get it published.
"THREE OF THE SAMPLES WERE CHOSEN
FOR DETAILED STUDY"...
The other results didn't make any sense.
"TYPICAL RESULTS ARE SHOWN"...
This is the prettiest graph.
"THESE RESULTS WILL BE IN A SUBSEQUENT
REPORT"...
I might get around to this sometime,
if pushed/funded.
"IN MY EXPERIENCE"...
Once
"IN CASE AFTER CASE"...
Twice
"IN A SERIES OF CASES"...
Thrice
"IT IS BELIEVED THAT"...
I think.
"IT IS GENERALLY BELIEVED THAT"...
A couple of others think so, too.
"CORRECT WITHIN AN ORDER OF MAGNITUDE"...
Wrong.
"ACCORD1NG TO STATISTICAL ANALYSIS"...
Rumour has it.
"A STATISTICALLY-ORIENTED PROJECTION
OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THESE FINDINGS"...
A wild guess.
"A CAREFUL ANALYSIS OF OBTAINABLE
DATA"...
Three pages of notes were obliterated
when I knocked over a glass of beer.
"IT IS CLEAR THAT MUCH ADDITIONAL
WORK WILL BE REQUIRED BEFORE A COMPLETE
UNDERSTANDING OF THIS PHENOMENON OCCURS"...
I don't understand it
"AFTER ADDITIONAL STUDY BY MY COLLEAGUES"...
They don't understand it either.
"THANKS ARE DUE TO JOE BLOGGS FOR
ASSISTANCE WITH THE EXPERIMENT AND TO
CINDY ADAMS FOR VALUABLE DISCUSSIONS"...
Mr. Bloggs did the work and Ms. Adams
explained to me what it meant.
"A HIGHLY SIGNIFICANT AREA FOR
EXPLORATORY STUDY"...
A totally useless topic selected by
my committee.
"IT IS HOPED THAT THIS STUDY WILL
STIMULATE FURTHER 1NVESTIGATION IN THIS
FIELD"...
I quit.
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