Application goal: Limiting a claim to what the data supports.
May, appears to and suggests help match a claim to the strength of its evidence. Use hedging precisely, rather than hiding missing information or weakening every statement.
Context: Interpreting survey findings. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.
May, appears to and suggests help match a claim to the strength of its evidence. Use hedging precisely, rather than hiding missing information or weakening every statement.
Context: Interpreting survey findings. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.
Practical examples
The responses suggest that participants valued the practical exercises more than the introductory lecture.
تشير الردود إلى أن المشاركين قدّروا التدريبات العملية أكثر من المحاضرة التمهيدية.
This pattern appears consistent across the two groups that completed the questionnaire.
يبدو هذا النمط متسقًا بين المجموعتين اللتين أكملتا الاستبيان.
However, the results should not be taken as representative of everyone who attended.
لكن لا ينبغي اعتبار النتائج ممثلة لجميع من حضروا.