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noted

English translation: revealed / showed

02:04 Jan 9, 2022
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Other
English term or phrase: noted
Comprehensive assessment of severity (NPI-Q) noted no significant difference between the control group and the acupuncture group (interaction) (p = 0.75).

In the above, are "observed"or "found" better than "noted"?
Please advice.
Thank you.
Mitsuko Yoshida
Local time: 09:34
Selected answer:revealed / showed
Explanation:
Although I don't think 'noted' is wrong, I think either of these options would actually be preferable when used following 'assessment'
I think 'found' is possible too, although I personally don't like 'observed' here: something might have been 'observed' by the assessor during the asessment, but the assessment in itself is unable to 'observe' anything. Imagine if the word 'observed' was replaced by its simpler synonym 'saw': "The assessment saw..." — no, we'd have to say "... was seen in the assessment" An exception to this might be the expression where we find "The 2021 financial year saw a rise in profits" — but this is an exceptional special case.
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Tony M
France
Local time: 02:34
Grading comment

Thank you very much for your advice.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +5revealed / showed
Tony M
4 +3noted / observed / found
Jennifer Levey
4Noted
Esther Owawa
2detected
Carl Bickett (X)


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
noted / observed / found


Explanation:
In this context, "observed", "found" and "noted" are all equally valid.

Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 20:34
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Hollywood: I would go with "observed"
51 mins
agree  Tomasso: would go with observed also, alternates could be Recorded, Registered, depends.
1 hr
neutral  Tony M: Of the three options given, I don't believe 'observed' can really be used here.
6 hrs
agree  Elizabeth TILLY: I would go with "found", especially if that was what they were seeking to identify in the study. But "observed" and "noted" are also valid.
22 hrs
neutral  Yvonne Gallagher: not "all equally valid" imo
1 day 19 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Noted


Explanation:
Noted is more preferrable followed by found and finally observed. Observed should be more used on what a scientist discovers.Noted is more preferrable to the findings of a test

Example sentence(s):
  • The Alzheimer's test noted a 4 score in the 74 year old patient

    Validation of the NPI-Q, a Brief Clinical Form of the Neuropsychiatric Inventory Daniel I. Kaufer, M.D. Jeffrey L. Cummings, M.D. Patri
Esther Owawa
Kenya
Local time: 03:34
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: The example you cite is rather different from Asker's context.
3 hrs
neutral  Yvonne Gallagher: no, it doesn't fit this context
1 day 16 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
revealed / showed


Explanation:
Although I don't think 'noted' is wrong, I think either of these options would actually be preferable when used following 'assessment'
I think 'found' is possible too, although I personally don't like 'observed' here: something might have been 'observed' by the assessor during the asessment, but the assessment in itself is unable to 'observe' anything. Imagine if the word 'observed' was replaced by its simpler synonym 'saw': "The assessment saw..." — no, we'd have to say "... was seen in the assessment" An exception to this might be the expression where we find "The 2021 financial year saw a rise in profits" — but this is an exceptional special case.

Tony M
France
Local time: 02:34
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 168
Grading comment

Thank you very much for your advice.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Arabic & More
5 hrs
  -> Thanks, A&M!
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
7 hrs
  -> Thanks, Tina!
agree  Alaíde Assunção
1 day 6 hrs
  -> Thanks, Alaíde!
agree  Yvonne Gallagher
1 day 13 hrs
  -> Thanks, Yvonne!
agree  Bernhard Sulzer
1 day 19 hrs
  -> Danke, Bernhard!
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1 day 12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
detected


Explanation:
A results-oriented reading.

Carl Bickett (X)
United States
Local time: 20:34
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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