collocation · academic
scientific evidence
UK/ˌsaɪənˈtɪf.ɪk ˈev.ɪ.dəns/US/ˌsaɪənˈtɪf.ɪk ˈɛv.ɪ.dəns/sci·ENtific EV·idence
data or information from scientific studies that support a claim or hypothesis
Examples
“There is strong scientific evidence linking smoking to lung cancer.”
“Policy decisions should be based on scientific evidence.”
“Scientists are still gathering scientific evidence to support the theory.”
Band 8 sentence
“Policy-makers must prioritise interventions that are supported by robust scientific evidence.”
Collocations
- compelling scientific evidence
- lack scientific evidence
Word family
Common mistakes
science evidence→scientific evidence
evidence scientific→scientific evidence
Say it for a higher band
5science evidence→6empirical evidence→7+scientific evidence
Synonyms
empirical evidence
Easily confused
empirical evidence
“The researchers provided empirical evidence from field trials.”
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