HEALTH AND MEDICAL 1 Generalization of Association and Causation in Epidemiology Student Name: Institutional Affiliation: Course Title: Instructor: Date: HEALTH AND MEDICAL 2 Generalization of Results Generalization, by definition, refers to the use of findings from one study in judging another group or subject (Allen, 2017). I believe it is not right to generalize results for different groups. When the study variables focused on women only, it would not hold to include men. In the provided case, for example, since the study never included the entire population of both genders, it would be misleading to conclude that the same holds for men without a scientific proof since the demographics of both genders differ. Some scholars think it is okay to go this direction; however, it results in insignificance and inaccurate conclusions since it implies including a broader population than ...
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