Induction or inductive reasoning, sometimes called inductive logic, is the process of reasoning in which the premises of an argument are believed to support the conclusion but do not entail the premises; i.e. they do not ensure its truth. Induction is a form of reasoning that makes generalizations based on individual instances.[1] It is used to ascribe properties or relations to types based on an observation instance (i.e., on a number of observations or experiences); or to formulate laws based on limited observations of recurring phenomenal patterns.
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The descriptive statistics deals with prediction. The inductive and the deductive statistics basically deals with presumption. The inductive statistics is used in making predictions.
Inductive reasoning is used to seek strong evidence for the truth of the conclusion. Looking at different pictures side by side then trying to figure out the pattern is inductive reasoning.
Inductive reasoning varies from deductive reasoning as follows: 1) inductive reasoning is a reason supporting an argument and 2) deductive reasoning is an argument against an argument.
A conjecture.
Generalization