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These models were validated statistically and experimentally, respectively, and the best of them was chosen. Does this sound natural?
These models were validated statistically and experimentally, respectively, and the best of them was chosen. Does this sound natural?
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12 Nov 2016
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It's acceptable, but 'respectively' only makes sense if you have 2 models and the first model was validated statistically and the second model was validated experimentally.
If there are more than two models or both the models were validated statistically and experimentally, then 'respectively' does not make sense in this context.
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It's acceptable, but 'respectively' only makes sense if you have 2 models and the first model was validated statistically and the second model was validated experimentally.
If there are more than two models or both the models were validated statistically and experimentally, then 'respectively' does not make sense in this context.
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@pythonpoole Thank you, actually there were 300 models and all of them were validated statistically and experimentally! so I think I should remove "respectively".
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@SadioDaleone Yes, you should remove it then.
'Respectively' is useful in situations where you have two lists, and you want to say that item 1 in list B corresponds to item 1 in list A, and item 2 in list B corresponds to item 2 in list A, and so on.
Example: "David, Susan, and Emily finished the race in quick succession, earning second, third, and fourth place respectively." (David got 2nd, Susan got 3rd, and Emily got 4th place).
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@pythonpoole I got it, thank you again!
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