Each of these stages answers discrete questions, and taken together, they constitute an original methodology.
Our decisions following the teaching of Katz illustrate that this inquiry "normally embraces two discrete questions". Smith v. Maryland, 442 U.S. 735, 740 (1979).
It is more descriptive in nature, providing insights into a series of discrete questions posed by The Fund.
For example, I am curious to see how Watson does on the MGH ward service where I trained; the discrete questions of Jeopardy will almost certainly provide limited preparation for the ambiguities and complexities of this experience.
While such research has historically emerged from individual labs that focus on discrete questions, it is increasingly borrowing from open and collaborative models prevalent in software and high-energy physics.
For example, existing crowdsourcing paradigms for problem solving (such as Stack Overflow, a website for crowdsourcing solutions to computer programming issues[1]) only allow individuals to provide and evaluate competing answers to discrete questions.
The issue of Murray's guilt or innocence will turn on a few discrete questions: Did the doctor fail to perform a legal duty that he owed to Jackson?
As a pilot study, the MAMA questionnaire asked discrete questions (not open-ended) based on common exposures likely to be relevant to the general population, but did not independently validate the questions.
Finally, studies have used different methodologies to measure for the presence of TM, which have included the use of focus groups sessions [ 8], semi-structured interviews [ 4, 7], survey [ 5], or forced responses to discrete questions [ 6, 21].
The questionnaire, entitled "Comparison of Xenoestrogen Levels Among Prepubertal Females in Urban and Rural Gharbiah, Egypt," contained discrete questions regarding residential history, personal care product usage, and family history including history of cancer, detergent usage, and food preparation and storage behaviors.
