Paula G. answered • 08/19/19
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To put it as basic as possible, it's when you use a small sample size to make an inference (an assumption) about the general population. For example, based on the data collected from 10 psych students that say they love writing, you infer that all/most psych students love writing. (Of course there are stats calculations to ensure that the inferences make sense, you're not just overgeneralizing things based on a small sample set...but in the grand scheme of the idea, this is what it means).
