An inference made from a sample to a population The researcher attempts to extend the results of his/her study to a much larger group of people Ho: See Null hypothesis
{i} act of generalizing; general statement or conclusion; (Psychology) act of reacting to a new stimulus as to a similar stimulus (also generalization)
The act of taking a specific incident or behaviour and generalising the content across contexts, as if it were a generic pattern Eg "people always do that", or "if it works at all, it will work everywhere"