Read the following argument and answer the question that follows:
1. According to the 2010/11 Statistics Canada census aboriginal Canadians constituted 4.3% of the Canadian population.
2. According to the 2011 Statistics Canada data, 27% of the adult population incarcerated in Provincial and Territorial correctional facilities were aboriginal, and 20% of the adult population incarcerated in Federal prisons were aboriginal.
3. Therefore, being aboriginal is a cause of criminality (from 1 + 2)
Is the inference to (3) inductively valid? Explain.
Remember that for an inductive inference with linked premises to be valid the premises must be acceptable and they must be sufficient to render the conclusion probable. An assessment of inductive validity requires you to explain your reasons for weighing the evidence as you do.
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