What industries, business environments or government situations would find inductive generalizations a tool for making policy?

All inductive generalizations are possible, but within the range if possible, some are much more probable than others because they are based on good, convincing evidence. In what settings do you think facts and research findings would be most effective and useful in arriving at generalizations? What industries, business environments or government situations would find inductive generalizations a tool for making policy? Do some research and come up with possible scenarios.