Evaluate the following generalization(s), identifying sample, population, attribute of interest, and the extent to which the claims involved are knowable. Consider carefully the size and diversification of the sample and the extent to which the population differs or may differ from the sample; remember, what's important is that the sample be representative.Memo: "We interviewed Haddow and found that she could handle each of the problems we gave her. I recommend we hire her."
What will be an ideal response?
The speaker is betting that because Haddow can solve certain kinds of problems, she'll be able to solve all those she's given. If the problems she solved really are representative of the problems she will encounter, then it's a good bet.
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According to Kant, moral laws apply
A. to all humans and animals. B. to those living in your society. C. to all rational beings in all times and places. D. to those living in the present.
Scripture is best defined as follows:
a. oral traditions which have been passed down through the generations b. texts that are uniquely authoritative and must be taken literally, that is, without commentary. c. texts that reveal the sacred, the "wholly other," or God d. the writing accepted by and used in a religious community as especially sacred and authoritative
Suppose that a sociologist notices a correlation between the rate of personal bankruptcy filings and the suicide rate. As the bankruptcy rate increases, the suicide rare increases, and vice versa. The sociologist concludes that personal bankruptcy is a cause of suicide. What method did the sociologist use in drawing this conclusion?
A) The method of concomitant variation. B) The method of agreement. C) The method of difference. D) The method of residues. E) The joint method of agreement and difference.
Thomson argues that the right to life does not entail the right to use another
person’s body. What example does she use to argue this point?
e. The tiny child growing inside the house f. Henry Fonda g. Person?seeds h. Jones, Smith and the Coat