I wrote:
> > As far as random samples are concerned: it is *very* rare for a true
> > random sample, based on an equal-probability sample of the population to
> > which the inference is intended to extend, to be taken....
and Thom Baguley replied
> I don't think the problem is as severe as you imply.
I wasn't trying to imply that it was severe, merely impossible to avoid
in most situations. Clearly (as you point out)
> Scientific hypotheses are
> about infinite populations, because scientists draw inferences about
> processes, theories and so.
which says in one sentence what I was trying to get at.
-Robert Dawson
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