Sentences with phrase «to fit the theory»

However, he conveniently ignored data from 16 other countries that did not fit his theory.

I tried to find an exact date which fits my theory and was not able to, so I will admit that this is a major flaw in my theory.

But evolution is more than change, and every theory accepts as evidence only what fits the theory.

But soon it emerged that the data didn't always fit that theory.

However, we now know that he conveniently left out data from 16 other countries that didn't fit his theory.

The facts (such as they are) I'm afraid, don't fit the theory of a greedy board, businessmen (and women) though they are.

I haven't seen any real attacks on their methodology (other than the corrections that have been made), just «look, they made a 50 % error (actually 43 %), and other peoples» results fit our theory better, so don't pay attention to S&C anymore.»

Rosner and his colleagues point out that a dense cluster of massive stars at a galactic center would fit their theory just as well as a giant black hole.

If you're more of a jeans dude than Mr. Fancy Pants, you'll feel right at home in these slim - fit Theory pants.

They tend to try to make the events in the real world fit their theories rather than studying those events with true open - mindedness.

This finding aligns with person - environment fit theories that predict positive outcomes when an employee's behavior (i.e., ability to detach from work) and preference (i.e., work - home segmentation) are in line (Kristof - Brown et al., 2005).

Highlights the recent article in the MIT Sloan Management Review co-authored by Andrew King, which argues «the majority» of Christensen's 77 case studies did not fully fit his theory.

She quotes extensively from interviews, allowing the reader to hear the diverse voices of SGKAs on what being Korean, Christian and «good Americans» means» even when what they say does not neatly fit her theories.

There's an outlier season there — 2006 - 07 — but otherwise, Johnson's spell in Atlanta fit the theory: in the seasons in which J.J. had to carry a heavier offensive load, his efficiency dropped.

Geography lesson that explores the core and frame theory, outlining the rationale behind the theory and giving students the opportunity to assess how well their local city fits the theory.

Red Dead Redemption and LA Noire really fit that theory, we'll see what happens with GTA 5.

The measurements fit the theory very nicely here.

Trenberth said the CERES data was wrong (showed too much warming) and that 0.9 W fit the theory better.

Empirical Data (actual measurements) doesn't fit theory predicted or models.

Back in 2003, early WMAP data already seemed to fit the theory of inflation, but there was one big question mark.

According to person - environment fit theories, individuals will experience more positive outcomes if they act congruent with their preference whereas a mismatch between individuals» acts and preferences will result in more negative outcomes (Kristof - Brown et al., 2005).

They insist on trivializing the missile - defense system's rock - solid record because the facts don't fit their theory that no missile defense system can ever work.

Conspiracy theorists often cherry - pick data and information that fits their theories and ignore what is inconvenient.

You must show that the evidence is either wrong or irrelevant or that it fits another theory better.

Each solution requires stretching and twisting the evidence to fit the theory being offered.

The unbest thing about Rummel's numbers is that they fit his theories just a little too neatly, so you might want to approach with caution.

Along with this, they clearly contradict themselves in there own beliefs (yes, they are not truly fact believers but rather people of blind faith as well) and are all to ready to overturn «omne vivum ex vivo» as long as it fits the theory they want to believe (abiogenesis and the following evolution).

Scientists don't overturn things to fit their theories.

Sadly, their «proof» was nothing more than data twisted to fit a theory (rather than letting the data decide the theory), wishful thinking, hearsay or anecdotal evidence.

Literally it can be argued it is a trait that plays quite well into the survival of the fittest theory.

Was she killed because she was pagan and her killers were Christian, or because her astronomical observations suggested that Earth moved in an egg - shaped orbit around the sun while her contemporaries were so sure that the Earth was motionless that they fudged their observations to fit their theory, or was she murdered because she was a woman and all her contemporaries were men?

Evolutionists are here guilty of the ultimate scientific sin - arranging evidence to fit a theory.

Arsenal has conceded 11 goals to date whose origins do nt fit your theory.

Whether you choose to see them though is highly unlkely, since you would rather make your «facts» fit your theory.

You have a nice theory, but you are moulding the facts about that period to fit your theory.

At the time, Mahan, a CU - Boulder assistant professor of geological sciences, noted that the alteration of garnet was thought to be far too ancient, from more than a billion years ago, to fit the theory.

Importantly, these nine genes were chosen solely because of the statistical evidence for a relationship to ASDs, not because their function was known to fit a theory of the cause of ASDs.

Further, outsider scientists in general, and alternative archaeologists such as Hancock in particular, can and do make important contributions but only if their paradigm - challenging ideas not only explain why an accepted theory is wrong but also why the evidence better fits their theory.

If the observations do not fit the theory, cosmologists seem happy to simply add new variables.

The CICO model is essentially the overarching umbrella that we have to fit our theories of obesity in.

From the skintight fit to the black and white gingham print, these fitted Theory pants are equal parts contemporary statement and versatile staple.

Their beliefs are so powerful that any factual data that contradicts this view would be dismissed with the outlook, «If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts.»