Mediterranean Fruit Flies Were Discovered in California a Few Years

question 84

Short Answer

Mediterranean fruit flies were discovered in California a few years ago and badly damaged the oranges grown in that state. Suppose the manager of a large farm wanted to study the impact of the fruit flies on the orange crops on a daily basis over a 6-week period. On each day a random sample of orange trees were selected from within a random sample of acres. The daily average number of damaged oranges per tree and the proportion of trees having damaged oranges were calculated. The two main measures calculated each day (i.e., average number of damaged oranges per tree and proportion of trees having damaged oranges) are called________ .

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Definitions:

Hasty Generalization

A logical fallacy that involves making a rushed conclusion based on insufficient evidence.

Fallacy

A reasoning error that causes an argument to be invalid.

Examples

Instances or cases that are representative of a concept, principle, or condition, used to illustrate or clarify.

Generalize

To make a general statement or concept by inferring from specific cases.