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I usually don't really struggle with prepositions, but there is one instance where I am not sure whether to use "of" or "for".

Take this sentence as an example:

The results for/of both perspectives are rather similar.

I feel like "for" is more appropriate, but I am not sure why. Would be great if a native speaker could opine.

To provide a bit more context:

In the ICAAP, which is a regulatory requirement for banks, (see here if you want to know more)

there are two different perspectives/views (Normative and Economic), i.e. two different ways to compute "the numbers". Hence, I usually need to mention whether I am talking about the results for/of the Normative View or the Economic View to make clear what I am talking about.

Thank you!

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    I agree that for is better. I'm no economist, but it seems they are not 'results of the perspectives' like 'results of an experiment', but results of calculations using those perspectives.
    – Kate Bunting
    Jul 3 at 8:02
  • @KateBunting Thanks for your comment. Yes, the perspectives are more or less frameworks for the calculations.
    – DerivativesGuy
    Jul 3 at 8:23
  • I would rather use "from both perspectives".
    – Graffito
    Jul 3 at 17:47
  • I don't understand how a perspective can have a result. If that were clearer from the context, it would be easier to answer.
    – gotube ♦
    Jul 3 at 20:45

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The use of particular prepositions in particular situations is often quite subjective. However, saying "the results of X" frequently suggests that the results were produced by X. (Kate Bunting, in a comment, mentions "results of an experiment". We could also talk about the results of a contest, results of a decision, etc.) Therefore, assuming that neither perspective actually produced the results, I agree that "for" seems to work better.

However, I'd probably prefer "according to" over both of those prepositions:

The results according to both perspectives are rather similar.

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