1. Noun
How far research results can be applied to other people or situations.
The extent to which findings can reasonably apply beyond the studied sample or setting.
“The narrow sample limited generalisability.”
2. Noun
the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability; "Although useful, such samples are not representative of the scientific workforce as a whole and thus have limited generalizability" - UD_English-GUM Corpus; "This study is limited in its power and generalizability." - UD_English-GUM Corpus; "When altering specific methodological or participant characteristics of a previous study, they serve to test generalizability of the earlier findings under different conditions." -
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3. Noun
the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability; "Although useful, such samples are not representative of the scientific workforce as a whole and thus have limited generalizability" - UD_English-GUM Corpus; "This study is limited in its power and generalizability." - UD_English-GUM Corpus; "When altering specific methodological or participant characteristics of a previous study, they serve to test generalizability of the earlier findings under different conditions." -
Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary
4. Noun
the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability; "Although useful, such samples are not representative of the scientific workforce as a whole and thus have limited generalizability" - UD_English-GUM Corpus; "This study is limited in its power and generalizability." - UD_English-GUM Corpus; "When altering specific methodological or participant characteristics of a previous study, they serve to test generalizability of the earlier findings under different conditions." -
Vocabulary classified under Environmental science
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