Paper 1 · Research Aptitude
The method of drawing conclusions based on the observation of each and every instance of a population is called the
AScientific method
BDeductive method
CInductive method ✓ Correct
DDialectic method
Correct answer: (C) Inductive method — Drawing conclusions from observing every instance of a population is the inductive method, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★Drawing conclusions from observing every instance of a population is the inductive method, so that is the answer.
★The inductive method moves from observed particular cases to a general conclusion.
★When every instance is observed, the general conclusion is reached by complete induction.
★The deductive method works the other way, from a general rule to particular cases.
★The scientific method is a broad term covering both, not this specific bottom-up generalizing.
★The dialectic method reasons through opposing ideas, so observing all instances to generalize is the inductive method.
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