For this species, our data refute the hypothesis that female ornaments are functionless but are expressed merely as a result of a genetic correlation between the sexes.

However data does not refute such a hypothesis either.

Dr. Sternglass's own data refute his claim.

While the percentage of women working low-skill agriculture and services work is compatible with the notion that women face limited economic opportunities in Muslim nations, data from the ILO does not support or refute that conclusion.

Chronological data refutes this early interpretation, and it is now known that Chichén Itzá predated the Toltec; Mexican architectural styles are now used as an indicator of strong economic and ideological ties between the two regions.

But his own data refute him.

The data refute the null hypothesis (that the coin is either fair or biased towards tails) and the conclusion is that the coin is biased towards heads.

Dr Peiris said that data from the Planck telescope - a next-generation space telescope designed to study the CMB with far greater sensitivity - would put the idea on a firmer footing, or refute it.

However, to date, no data are available that either support or refute this hypothesis.

The scientific data strongly refute this argument.