James Patterson and Peter Kim, researchers for the J. Walter Thompson advertising

agency, recently reported their findings that 60 percent of all Americans say they have been
victims of a major crime. Their study consisted of a survey of 2,000 people randomly selected
from 50 different locations around the country. Of that survey 60 percent reported being
victims of a major crime.



What will be an ideal response?


(Inductive generalization. The sample is representative. The population is all
Americans and the target characteristic is a report of being a victim of major crime.
It is a strong generalization.)

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