Generalization and induction: Misconceptions, clarifications, and a classification of induction

MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 729-748

  Tsang, Eric W K ^a   Williams, John N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Deduction; Generalizability; Generalization; Hume's problem of induction; Induction; Inductive analogy; Research methodology; Statistical generalization; Statistical syllogism

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE;

DEDUCTION; GENERALIZABILITY; GENERALIZATION; HUME'S PROBLEM OF INDUCTIONS; INDUCTION; INDUCTIVE ANALOGIES; RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES; STATISTICAL GENERALIZATIONS; STATISTICAL SYLLOGISMS;

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION);

EID: 84864935255     PISSN: 02767783     EISSN: 21629730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/41703478     Document Type: Review

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