How to Use methodology in a Sentence

methodology

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  • He blamed the failure of their research on poor methodology.
  • That translates to around 370 miles of range based on the EPA's methodology.
    — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 5 July 2023
  • See the poll's topline results and details on the methodology here.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2023
  • See the poll’s topline results and details on the methodology here.
    — Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 13 June 2023
  • The index is based on the Case-Shiller repeat-sales methodology.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 13 June 2023
  • That being said, while the means to achieving glowing skin may vary by skin type, the methodology remains the same.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2023
  • An appeals court upheld the rule based on Chevron methodology, and the plaintiffs are asking the Supreme Court to reverse that — and to overturn Chevron.
    — Charlie Savage, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2024
  • These will vary from person to person, but the methodology used to assess each option remains the same.
    — Tony Hansen, Field & Stream, 19 July 2023
  • The researchers now hope to use a similar methodology to study other species.
    — Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 26 June 2023
  • However, much of the increase among women directors — from 8% to 16% — was explained by a change in the methodology.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Here's how other Milwaukee area schools performed and what to know about the methodology used to calculate the rankings.
    — Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Others also cast doubts on the methodology and accuracy of the study.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Not long after that, Musk waded in to question his methodology.
    — Will Knight, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Throughout testing, six testers cooked the same recipe in each oven and used a pre-determined methodology to evaluate each one.
    — Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2023
  • The agency, which became known as Verra, had adopted the U.N.’s accounting methodologies, promising to apply them with a lighter touch.
    — Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
  • But the methodology YouGov uses, known in the polling world as opt-in panels, can be victimized by bogus respondents.
    — David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
  • With the methodology set, KFF and Times reporters and editors began work on drafting the survey questions.
    — David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The details and methodology of the algorithm are not specified.
    — Uwa Ede-Osifo, NBC News, 14 July 2023
  • And, there are some recent entrants to the field that are fairly large in their sample size and sophisticated in methodology.
    — Dane Stangler, Forbes, 4 May 2023
  • Its rating methodology deals with possessions and points scored per drive.
    — Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 30 Aug. 2023
  • This skirt, is perhaps the perfect example of that methodology.
    — Town & Country, 18 July 2023
  • This marks the second year of the James Beard Awards following an internal audit of the foundation’s methodology and a change in the rules and composition of the committee of judges.
    — Alma Avalle, Bon Appétit, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Part of the reason why the book fails to convince readers about whether deliberation is present or absent is because of its methodology.
    — Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
  • To develop a global group with Bang, with the best of K-Pop methodology, and our Geffen team, is truly special and will bring to life a first-of-its kind experience in music.
    — Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Here is Forbes' methodology behind the rankings and how Milwaukee's drivers compare to those in other U.S. cities.
    — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
  • There have been dozens of studies, using very different methodologies.
    — Matt Villano, CNN, 12 Apr. 2023
  • However, in cases when the cost of failure is significant, this methodology does not work as well.
    — Columbia Business School - The Eugene Lang Entrepreneurship Center, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • There was surely a modern methodology for teaching Latin, but that place prevented me from making any plans.
    — Hebe Uhart, The New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2023
  • People may therefore want to apply a risk/reward methodology to their friendships: the risk of spending the money versus the reward of the relationship.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2023
  • For a more detailed methodology, including links to the analysis scripts, see the Markup’s full methodology here.
    — Ben Tanen, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024

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