The phrase "a robust result" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing findings or outcomes that are strong, reliable, or well-supported by evidence.
Example: "The study yielded a robust result, confirming the hypothesis with a high degree of confidence."
Alternatives: "a strong outcome" or "a solid finding".
That is because when examining extreme events, many simulations are needed to generate a robust result.
"It is a robust result," said Dr. Richard J. Mayer of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.
However, in reality, the increase in deep ocean heat accumulation is a robust result also observed in data sets that do not include reanalysis.
Early treatments there were called "Hail Mary fracks" because geologists and engineers would just drill a well, pump in frack fluid and pray for a robust result.
Two weeks out "Green Lantern" was showing strong interest from men of all ages and solid interest among young women, leading to rough predictions of an opening weekend in the $50 million range, a robust result for a nonsequel.
Correction: June 3, 2003, Tuesday A front-page article yesterday about successful clinical trials of two cancer drugs misstated the given name of an oncologist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston who saw "a robust result" in the finding that Avastin extended the lives of patients with advanced colorectal cancer.
A higher multiple implies a lower chance that background decays could mimic the signal and signifies a more robust result.
But the event being analysed is an extreme one, so tens of thousands of re-runs are likely to be needed to deliver a statistically robust result.
That may sound like a pretty robust result, but it falls considerably short of particle physicists' preferred benchmark.
The results so far are shown in the video below but the University of Oxford researchers expect to need tens of thousands of model runs to produce a statistically robust result.
Indeed, despite the negative media coverage of the film, box office forecasters say the picture is on track to sell between $60 million and $70 million in tickets by Monday — a very robust result.
