based on the tests vs according to the tests

Both phrases, 'based on the tests' and 'according to the tests,' are correct and commonly used in English. They can be used interchangeably to indicate that something is derived from or in accordance with the results of tests.

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based on the tests

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that something is derived from the results of tests.

This phrase is used to show that a conclusion or decision is made after considering the results of tests or examinations.

Examples:

The new treatment was developed based on the tests conducted last year.
Her recommendations were based on the tests carried out by the research team.

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The tests which have to be carried out during the initial stage of implementation of an alternative method should be based on the tests which were carried out for the assessment of the particular alternative method by the appropriate scientific body.
And, based on the test results, it seems...
The new method should be based on the test method published by the UNECE Working Party on Noise (GRB) in 2007 which incorporated a 2007 version of the standard ISO 362.
Two years after the publication of this Recommendation in the Official Journal of the European Union, the Commission intends to assess the need for revision of the DPIA Template based on the test phase reports provided by Member States and in light of the abovementioned evaluation criteria.
Based on the critical test performed, the efficacy against Parascaris was 100%.
The revision was based on the EU Test Method "Water Solubility" (1).
The 'shake flask' method described is based on the OECD Test Guideline (1).
Plus, our final judgment is always based on the Layover Test.
When total radioactive residues are measured (by liquid scintillation counting following extraction, combustion or tissue solubilisation), the bioaccumulation factor is based on the parent test chemical and metabolites.
It is based on the UN test for oxidizing liquids (1) and is equivalent to it.
The division shall be based on the results of the tests described in section 2.3.0 and 2.3.1 applying the definitions in 2.2.1.1.5.
The reference method for the laboratory testing of surfactants in this Regulation is based on the Confirmatory test procedure in the OECD method, described in Annex VIII.1.
The methods described are based on the OECD Test Guideline (1). The fundamental principles are given in reference (2).
The assessment of whether the system complies with those requirements may however partly be based on the results of the tests referred to in Article 6(3).
The capacity and start-to-discharge pressure of the relief valves shall be based on the results of the tests specified in 4.2.1.13.1.
A test report shall be provided based on the following test methods, as appropriate:
A more detailed compatibility assessment based on the balancing test outlined in section 10B..3 is necessary for these measures due to the need to ensure the targeting of the relevant market failure and due to the higher risks of potential crowding-out of private investors and of distortion of competition.
Classification of mixtures will be based on the available test data for the individual ingredients of the mixture using concentration limits for the ingredients classified as carcinogens.
In support of the requirement for inter-operation between any one ATCC and its peers, it is recommended that any testing shall be based on the use of the test plan given in the Eurocontrol (Maastricht UAC Systems Division) FDE ICD Integration Test Plan.
The start-to-discharge pressure of the emergency-relief device(s) shall be higher than that specified in 4.2.1.13.7 and based on the results of the tests referred to in 4.2.1.13.1.

Alternatives:

derived from the tests
informed by the tests
drawn from the tests
as per the tests
following the tests

according to the tests

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that something is in accordance with the results of tests.

This phrase is used to indicate that a statement or action aligns with the outcomes of tests or examinations.

Examples:

According to the tests, the product meets all safety standards.
The results were, according to the tests, inconclusive.

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According to the tests, we can say with certainty that the mode of transmission is not person-to-person.
So, Tom, according to the tests we ran, we know you aren't absorbing nutrients properly.
as measured according to the tests below.
So, Tom, according to the tests we ran, we know you aren't absorbing nutrients properly.
Not according to the tests.

Alternatives:

in line with the tests
as per the tests
consistent with the tests
following the tests
in agreement with the tests

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based on the tests vs according to the tests