Meaning of macroinference | Babel Free

Definitions

An inference that is based on multiple small bits of data, each of which contribute a supporting microinference.

Examples

“Thus the crucial criterion for selecting middle-level units for macroinferences is the scope of the consequences of behaviors in the microcontext.”

“Assessing the optimality of external borrowing is a difficult proposition indeed, but this need⟳ not keep⟳ us from reaching macroinferences.”

“Macroinference is not a process⟳ of firing a symbolic production but rather of qualitative state change⟳ in a dynamical system, such as a phase transition.”

“The everyday settings alluded to above are of interest⟳ because they make⟳ it possible for organizations to achieve⟳ their own⟳ macro-inferences about their own⟳ day-to-day activities.”

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