The Language of Argument
1 8 3 Statistical Generalizations STATISTICAL GENERALIZATIONS One classic example of an inductive argument is an opinion poll. S ...
1 8 4 C H A P T E R 8 ■ A r g u m e n t s T o a n d F r o m G e n e r a l i z a t i o n s conclusion that Canadian quarters do n ...
1 8 5 S t a t i s t i c a l G e n e r a l i z a t i o n s then our confidence in his argument should drop to almost nothing. So, ...
1 8 6 C H A P T E R 8 ■ A r g u m e n t s T o a n d F r o m G e n e r a l i z a t i o n s a Canadian quarter in an American vend ...
1 8 7 S t a t i s t i c a l G e n e r a l i z a t i o n s What went wrong this time? The answer here is more subtle. The Gallup ...
1 8 8 C H A P T E R 8 ■ A r g u m e n t s T o a n d F r o m G e n e r a l i z a t i o n s Which do you favor: (a) preserving a c ...
1 8 9 Statistical Applications Statistical Applications In a statistical generalization, we draw inferences concerning a populat ...
1 9 0 C H A P T E R 8 ■ A r g u m e n t s T o a n d F r o m G e n e r a l i z a t i o n s We now have a statistical application ...
1 9 1 S t a t i s t i c a l A p p l i c a t i o n s Only about 3 percent of the small ellipse is left of the line to represent t ...
1 9 2 C H A P T E R 8 ■ A r g u m e n t s T o a n d F r o m G e n e r a l i z a t i o n s For each of the following statistical ...
1 9 3 S t a t i s t i c a l A p p l i c a t i o n s NOTE (^1) We can also have a probabilistic version of the statistical syllog ...
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1 9 5 9 Chapter C o n t e n t s E x p l a n a t i o n a n d f r o m A n a l o g y Even if we can generalize from a sample to the ...
1 9 6 c hAp tEr 9 ■ I n f e r e n c e t o t h e B e s t E x p l a n a t i o n a n d f r o m A n a l o g y that you have been bur ...
1 9 7 I n f e r e n c e s t o t h e B e s t E x p l a n a t i o n This explanatory argument starts with the hypothesis that was ...
1 9 8 c hAp tEr 9 ■ I n f e r e n c e t o t h e B e s t E x p l a n a t i o n a n d f r o m A n a l o g y Together with other fa ...
1 9 9 I n f e r e n c e s t o t h e B e s t E x p l a n a t i o n Explanatory range is especially important in science. One of t ...
2 0 0 c hAp tEr 9 ■ I n f e r e n c e t o t h e B e s t E x p l a n a t i o n a n d f r o m A n a l o g y strong reasons to beli ...
2 0 1 I n f e r e n c e s t o t h e B e s t E x p l a n a t i o n Context can also affect the rankings of various factors. Many ...
2 0 2 c hAp tEr 9 ■ I n f e r e n c e t o t h e B e s t E x p l a n a t i o n a n d f r o m A n a l o g y Imagine that you offer ...
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