Suppose I learn from an excellent source the statistical fact that 35% of homeless people have alcohol dependence. I conclude that there is roughly a 35% probability that a randomly selected homeless person has alcohol dependence. What kind of reasoning is this?

A. representativeness heuristic
B. loose generalization
C. statistical generalization
D. statistical instantiation


Answer: D. statistical instantiation

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What will be an ideal response?

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