Overgeneralization

The extension of a rule, principle, or a sample's inferential value beyond its applicability, for example, drawing broad conclusions on the basis of a single case or from a very small sample.

(see also: sweeping generalization, Representative, variability, sampling, statistic, Margin of error, Sample size error, sample bias, Law of large numbers, selection bias, biased sampling, standard deviation, distribution, probabilistic, survey)

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