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generalize

(jĕn′ər-ə-līz′)
v. general·ized, general·izing, general·izes
v.tr.
1.
a. To reduce to a general form, class, or law.
b. To render indefinite or unspecific.
2.
a. To infer from many particulars.
b. To draw inferences or a general conclusion from.
v.intr.
1.
a. To form a concept inductively.
b. To form general notions or conclusions.
2. Medicine To spread through the body. Used of a usually localized disease.

gen′er·al·iz′a·ble adj.
gen′er·al·iz′er n.
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Keywords: Discussion CONSORT Interpretation limitation Generalizability.
Due to their understanding of comparability which is opposed to generalizability, Goetz and LeCompte argue that, "qualitative studies gain their potential for applicability to other situations by providing ...
As can be seen from this example, with 10 observations, the absolute and relative generalizability coefficients are lower than .60; however, as the number of observations increase, so do the generalizability coefficients.
The generalizability coefficient (E[[rho].sup.2]; Cronbach et al., 1972), which is the ratio of universe score variance to observed score variance (Webb, Shavelson, & Haertel, 2007), provides such an estimate by allowing us to examine the extent to which consistent estimates about relative student performance may be inferred across multiple tasks that are considered interchangeable.
If we had been prevented from following up patients transported to hospitals not possessing an assurance, the sample would have been severely skewed towards children transported to academic or part-academic centers (i.e., selection bias), threatening the population-based study design and generalizability of study results.
The relative generalizability coefficients which provide information about relative or comparative decisions was high (.84) for three observations.
Generalizability and Observational Missing Data in Growth and Developmental Research with Prema ture Infants and Low Bird Weight Babies.
Ignoring issues of generalizability will likely produce an effect similar to an allergic reaction.
In addition, the researchers investigated generalizability of preoperative warm-up by following it with a different task, electrocautery simulation.
While acknowledging the limited generalizability of their sample, the researchers hope that their findings help to reduce stigma associated with sex work and to ensure that legal sex workers receive appropriate services and protections.
Functional generalizability a la Wilensky and Lebeaux so attractive in practice continues to hurt us grievously in the research arena.
The contents of the book range from the evolution of the construct, through methodology and measurement issues, to etiology, to characteristic behavior and problems, to the generalizability of the construct, to subtypes of psychopathy, and end with practice concerns.