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The results have shown vs The results showed

These are both correct phrases, but they are not used in the same contexts. 'The results have shown' is used when referring to results that were recently obtained and are still relevant, while 'the results showed' is used when referring to results that were obtained in the past and are no longer relevant.
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The results have shown

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to results that were recently obtained and are still relevant.

This phrase is used to indicate that the results have been demonstrated or proven recently and are still valid or applicable.

Examples:

  • The results have shown that there is a correlation between these two variables.
  • The results have shown a significant improvement in the treatment outcomes.
  • The results have shown that use of the community program for 14 months greatly reduced the need to hospitalize patients and enhanced the community tenure ...
  • Dec 20, 2020 ... "I am not a dictator, the results have shown” said Elias Mpondela, who has been at the helm of ZA since 1998, when Frederick Chiluba was in ...
  • Mar 17, 2018 ... The results have shown that beyond all doubt, we can come together to make a decision. Thank you to everyone who came out and took part in ...
  • Oct 23, 2023 ... The results have shown that people who buy expensive cars are less likely to die from a flu-related illness during the following year than those who do not buy.
  • Aug 23, 2019 ... 3DPalsyNet is evaluated on a test set consisting of individuals with varying ranges of facial palsy and mouth motions and the results have shown ...
  • Jul 12, 2017 ... “Whether students enrolled in their choice program through lottery or self-sorted into their private school of choice, the results have shown ...
  • Feb 17, 2020 ... The results have shown that among these three perturbation approaches, DWT based perturbation shown promising results by effectively fooling ...
  • ... The results have shown a very accurate model with a maximum mismatch of 8%. A numerical investigation is performed to examine the positive impact of ...
  • Oct 20, 2024 ... It is a difficult road, but the results have shown that we can make a virtue out of necessity.” Related Stories. Lucian Grainge · News ...

Alternatives:

  • the results indicate
  • the results demonstrate
  • the results reveal
  • the results suggest
  • the results support

The results showed

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to results that were obtained in the past and are no longer relevant.

This phrase is used to describe results that were demonstrated or proven in the past and are no longer considered current or applicable.

Examples:

  • The results showed a clear pattern of decline in sales last year.
  • The results showed that the hypothesis was incorrect.
  • Jul 24, 2018 ... The results showed that we share the same mother and father (we knew this), but it said that it can't link us as siblings. Why not? All ...
  • Aug 8, 2019 ... The results showed that I have a mutation in a gene called BRCA1, which puts me at a huge risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer.
  • "The results showed that" is a perfectly correct and usable phrase in written English. You would use this phrase after you have presented results from a ...
  • Mar 9, 2015 ... The results showed that 454 out of 478 adults aged 18 29 answered yes; 741 out of 833 adults aged 30 49 answered yes; and 1058 out of 1644 adults aged 50
  • The results showed, that the seminal vesicles --being responsible for the dorsal field contour-- are more influenced by the bladder filling than the ...
  • The results showed no. The test has been tested and proven to detect multiple Variants of. COVID-19, including Alpha,beta, Gamma,Kappa,Mu, Delta and most ...
  • Sep 26, 2017 ... The results showed that 144 customers rates the shop as being "very satisfactory." This number represented 45% of the total number of customers who took the ...
  • Dec 6, 2022 ... I typed in my search words and the results showed up. But then I clicked on the Price button (to sort by price) and now Aliexpress is saying ...
  • the results showed non-specific, staged, irregular lesions of the pyramidal tracts pre- dominating on one side at the level of the spinal cord and in the ...
  • The results showed that the magnitude of the parasitic burden did not correlate with the humoral immune response of the rat. The study of the liver necroses ...

Alternatives:

  • the results demonstrated
  • the results illustrated
  • the results depicted
  • the results exhibited
  • the results presented

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