Question

What is the difference between an inference and a prediction

Answer 1

Inference ,  meaning is the act or process of reaching a conclusion about something from known facts or evidence

prediction, meaning a statement about what will or might happen in the future.


Ex. i predict its going to snow its going to snow tomorrow 

Ex . i can infer its going to snow because everyone has warm clothes on 

Answer 2

An inference is what you can conclude or draw from the literature you are reading while a prediction is what you think is going to happen using what HAS happened in the PAST in the book