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Generalizability The extent to which findings in one setting can be safely applied, related, or extrapolated to other contexts, populations, or settings.
Generalization An inference made inductively about a whole category based upon exposure to a limited component of that category.
A generalization is a claim or statement about the properties or features common to some portion or all members of a class, group, or collection of objects, people, or situations. An acceptable generalization is one which involves a large enough sample typical of the relevant population on the aspect of interest to warrant the particular inference.
(see also: 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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