Method ˈmeθəd Noun Bre Reliable/An Effective/A Scientific Data

• a reliable/an effective/a scientific method of data analysis
• a new method of solving the problem
• traditional/alternative methods
• the best method for arriving at an accurate prediction of the costs

method

1. a particular way of doing something
• see also direct method
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• a reliable/an effective/a scientific method of data analysis
• a new method of solving the problem
• traditional/alternative methods
• the best method for arriving at an accurate prediction of the costs
2. the quality of being well planned and organized
3. there is a reason for somebody’s behaviour and it is not as strange or as stupid as it seems

Extra Examples

• How does this method work?
• New production methods have been invented.
• This illustrates how experimental methods can be used to explore these issues.
• This is the best method of settling such arguments.
• This method employs computer software to guide the interviewers through the questionnaire.
• This method involves cutting a very thin slice from the object.
• We can apply these methods to a wide range of problems.
• Which method is the most effective?
• a range of contraceptive methods
• an alternative method for resolving disputes
• an indirect method of estimating a taxpayer’s income
• improved teaching methods and better interaction with students
• modern farming methods
• the method adopted by the party for the selection of its candidates
• the preferred method of testing for each nutrient
• He’s quite critical of modern teaching methods.
• The best solution is to combine both methods.
• The class discussed both the form and method of the poem.
• There are various methods of dealing with this problem.
• There has been strong criticism of the methods employed by US troops in the area.
• There’s very little method in his approach.
• This is a simpler method for making bread.
• Traditional methods no longer work.
• We have to apply some method to this investigation.

Word Origin

• late Middle English (in the sense ‘prescribed medical treatment for a disease’): via Latin from Greek methodos ‘pursuit of knowledge’, from meta- (expressing development) + hodos ‘way’.