商务英语 Level 5 Unit 2 Part 3 Voca

Vocabulary【Related Actions】

to hypothesize
To hypothesize means to suggest an explanation for something that hasn't been proven yet.
Hypothesizing serves as a guide to your testing and research methods.

hypothesize: 假设

to induce
To induce means to cause something to happen.
Rising income levels have induced a surge in consumer spending.

induce: 导致
surge: 激增

to validate
To validate means to confirm that something is correct.
Their company uses a variety of methods to validate the market research hypothesis they have formed.

to investigate
To investigate means to closely examine something in order to find out more about it.
The company conducted research to investigate why consumers had stopped buying their products.

to correlate
To correlate means to have a mutual relationship or connection.
If one thing correlates with another, they are closely connected and depend on each other.
The best products on the market do not necessarily correlate with the highest sales.

correlate: 相关联

Question

1. An increase in construction induced the demand for steel in the region.
2. The aim of our new marketing campaign is to induce customer loyalty.
3. After conducting in-depth research on the market, their initial hypothesis was proven to be false.
4. To validate your idea, you need to provide evidence to support it.
5. If a change of one thing brings about a similar change in another thing,
   > they correlate with each other
6. The company investigated the products, services, and marketing techniques of its competitors.
7. You should investigated whether or not the same research has already been carried out.
8. Through correlation analysis, they try to figure out whether longer articles get more shares on Facebook.
9. For e-commerce companies, focusing on customer satisfaction correlates with market success.