PHIL 105 Lecture Notes - The Residents, Ais People, Blood Test
17 Jun 2013
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Simple statistical statements e. g. almost all squirrels in vancouver are black: 75 per cent of the books used were second hand. A standard form for statistical statements: (percentage) of (population) has (property) Sample population: the limited group of people surveyed, Target population: the larger group about which the conclusion is drawn is galled the . e. g. sample population: 500 households in burnaby. Premise in the standard form for statistical arguments: 40 per cent of the 500 households surveyed correctly used the recycling bins. Conclusion in the form of a simple statistical statement: 40 per cent of the residents of burnaby correctly use the recycling bins. Example 2 the conclusion was that 80% of burnaby residents correctly recycled their garbage. *example 2 relies on people saying what they are in do, rather than their actions being directly measured as with example 1. This means that the property measured in example 1 is different from that measured in example 2.
