What are the three types of inference from signs? Provide an example of each.
What will be an ideal response?
- A physical observation is something that is observed directly by a person. If you see a car on the side of the road with the hood up, you can infer that the car has broken down.
- A statistical index is a way to portray an abstract concept, such as low interest rates leading to increased home sales.
- Institutional regularity is an observable pattern that results from social convention. In some rural communities, when you hear the fire station siren in the middle of the day, you know it is noon and time to stop work and eat lunch.
- Student examples will vary.
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