To predict the winner, The Wall Street Journal employed one of the most logical forms of analysis: elimination.

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An analysis of financial-disclosure forms for 2008 and 2009 compiled by the website LegiStorm shows that several hundred congressional aides bought or sold stocks.

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In the accepted hierarchy of evidence generation, the results of a randomized, controlled clinical trial usually take precedence over other forms of evidence such as meta-analysis and observational studies.

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In the Consumersphere analysis, which includes discussions from all forms of social media including Facebook, blogs, forums, reviews, and other sources, JCP has the lowest positives and highest negatives as a percent of total versus others.

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Conflicts of interest are a chronic headache for the SEC, an analysis by The Wall Street Journal of disclosure forms and votes on enforcement cases shows.

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Even beyond that, our readers must also be able to trust that the analysis, perspective and context we apply to facts -- forms of interpretive journalism our readers expect, but few beyond the Journal can practice -- reflect only the honest assessment of our journalists.

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The seasonal trend analysis derived from over 30 years of data reveals that a low typically forms in July.

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New forms of student verification are being developed and include such things as retinal scanning, electronic fingerprinting, and key stroke analysis.

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