In the past, the direct method compared a model of the suspect's teeth to a life-size photograph of the actual bite mark.

The method compares words in a text to a list of words which are familiar in everyday writing.

After using the current calendar to transform the dates into localized objects, the method compares the day, month, and year components.

One method is comparing the price of sports memorabilia, such as baseball cards.

A method to compare two rowers in fours or eights.

One method compares the latest year's sales only to those from activities or locations that were in effect the previous year as well.

The analysis also is extensive, and the method compares information from different types of data sources through a technique called "triangulation."

The comparative method compares features of various languages to assess how similar one language is to another.

The method compares the amount of a naturally occurring radioactive isotope and its decay products, in samples.

The method compares words in a text to a set list of everyday words.