Imperfect induction

Imperfect induction

The imperfect induction is the process of inferring from a sample of a group to what is characteristic of the whole group.

References

Ary, D., Jacobs, L., Razavieh A., and Sorensen, C. (2006). Introduction toResearch in Education (7th ed.). New York: Wadsworth Group.


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