Using Observations of a Small Number of Humans to Make

question 28

Multiple Choice

Using observations of a small number of humans to make a statement about human behavior in general is an example of ____ reasoning.

• A) inductive
• B) deductive
• C) practical
• D) predictive

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Definitions:

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The branch of mathematics that deals with collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and presenting data.

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