valid inference
collocation in Englishmeaningsofvalidandinference
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valid
adjective
uk/ˈvæl.ɪd/us/ˈvæl.ɪd/
based on truth or reason; able to ...
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inference
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈɪn.fər.əns/us/ˈɪn.fɚ.əns/
a guess that you make or an opinion that you form based on the information that ...
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Peirce of course recognised that induction was not a logicallyvalidinference.
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Deduction is a logicallyvalidinference.
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In these cases, the sample mean is distributed normally, and a standard t-test will provide avalidinference.
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The only way in whichvalidinferencecan be drawn about parameters of long-run relationships is when we specify a complete dynamic model.
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Wolterstorff reaches this conclusion by avalidinferencefrom the actual to the possible.
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It is very difficult to draw any newvalidinferenceunless one is careful to take a long period of statistics and to look at them as a whole.
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In this way, the type system ensures that only valid inferences can be made.
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With only one of the candidates' positions measured, it is difficult to reach valid inferences about the net effects of candidate positions on vote choice.
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Put another way, using only the "did" responses for our analysis is likely to lead to less valid inferences regarding protest behaviour.
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Vasubandhu's criteria for avalidinference-schema are concise and precise, and there is nothing essential omitted.
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However, the researcher's ability to make valid inferences on the causal association between treatment and outcome is severely undermined in the presence of design violations.
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This property of probability sampling avoids selection bias and enables one to use statistical theory to make valid inferences from the sample to the survey population.
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Two levels can be distinguished: (1) a priori representations, which are underdetermined, enabling them to occur within valid inferences; (2) perception and/ or action, which obeys different cognitive constraints.
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To ensure these new tests generate results that permit valid inferences about student performance, they must be accessible to as many individuals as possible.
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In mathematics, it is the study of valid inferences within some formal language.
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