Observations are things you use your "five senses" to determine - how something smells, looks, tastes, sounds, or feels.
Inference is something that you conclude based on one or more observations. For example, you would infer that a bug with wings will fly because you have seen (observed) other bugs with wings fly, even if you haven't seen that particular one fly.
An inference is a conclusion drawn from evidence. The logical connection is clear. An opinion need not be based on evidence, or if it is, may not flow from it logically.
Inference is similar to "jumping to a conclusion". It is the reasoning involved in concluding something on the basis of circumstantial evidence or prior experience rather than personal observation.
A qualitative observation is an observation of what something is, such as, I saw a pig, I saw sunlight, I saw a plane flying by, I saw a green fluid, etc. A quantitative observation is a numerical measurement of something, such as, I have 7.9 grams of sugar, the current air temperature is 13o C, the car is traveling at 52 kph, etc.
Goal driven reasoning or backward chaining - an inference technique which uses IF THEN rules to repetitively break a goal into smaller sub-goals which are easier to prove. Data driven reasoning or forward chaining - an inference technique which uses IF THEN rules to deduce a problem solution from initial data.
An inference is a conclusion based on the evidence. For example, if a person eats hamburgers very often, then gains weight, it can be inferred that eating hamburgers makes a person gain weight. An opinion is someone's personal feelings about a topic. In the example above, a person may claim that hamburgers are unhealthy and he/she will avoid them altogether. That is his/her opinion.
Inference is a logical interpretation. Observation is using your senses.
Inference is a logical interpretation. Observation is using your senses.
An observation is looking and comprehending what you see, smell, feel, taste, or hear. An inference is making an educated guess on what you observed.
With an observation, you simply take note of your surroundings or what you happen to notice. In an inference on the other hand, the observations are then analyzed and a conclusion is made.
An observation is something you notice using your five senses, such as color, shape, or size. An inference is a conclusion you make based on observations and prior knowledge, but it may not be directly observed.
Observation is the act of noticing and recording something that has been directly perceived. Inference involves making logical conclusions based on observations and prior knowledge. Prediction is a statement about what will happen in the future based on observations, inferences, and patterns.
An observation is when a person observes something they are studying and and inference means to draw a conclusion based on an observation.HOPE THIS HELPS :)
state why an observation cannot be an inference
state why an observation cannot be an inference
An observation is what your senses tell you. An inference is what conclusion you draw as a result of the observation. For example, your observation is that when the blue litmus paper was put in the liquid it turned red. The inference is that the liquid is acidic (since that is when litmus paper turns red). We don't see that it is acidic, so that is not an observation; we just infer it from what we see.
Observation and inference are the same thing
I think An observation about that inference is about that object.