Which inductive generalization is stronger?
a. In a psychology class experiment to determine how many students suffer from test
anxiety, student researchers visited three freshman-level courses and had students
fill out survey questionnaires. Since 53% of respondents admitted to having test
anxiety, it’s safe to conclude that about half of all students on campus have test
anxiety.
b. In a psychology class experiment to determine how many students suffer from test
anxiety, student researchers visited one freshman-level course, one sophomorelevel
course, and one senior course and had students fill out survey questionnaires.
Since 53% of respondents admitted to having test anxiety, it’s safe to conclude that
about half of all students on campus have test anxiety.
B
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a. True b. False
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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