PHIL 247: M12 Vocabulary Exam Questions
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Statistical generalizations Generalizations arrived at by empirical
observations of certain regularities.
Adequate sample size The sample size must be large enough to
support the generalization.
Non-biased sample The sample must not be unfairly
prejudiced.
Sample A portion of a population.
Population The totality of members of some specified
set of
objects or events.
Representative the characteristics of the sample match the
characteristics of the population at large.
Hasty generalization when one infers a statistical generalization
(either
universal or partial) about a population
from too
few instances of that population.
and Answers with Verified Solutions | Latest
Updated 2026
Statistical generalizations Generalizations arrived at by empirical
observations of certain regularities.
Adequate sample size The sample size must be large enough to
support the generalization.
Non-biased sample The sample must not be unfairly
prejudiced.
Sample A portion of a population.
Population The totality of members of some specified
set of
objects or events.
Representative the characteristics of the sample match the
characteristics of the population at large.
Hasty generalization when one infers a statistical generalization
(either
universal or partial) about a population
from too
few instances of that population.
