representative sampling
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representative sampling — noun the population is divided into subpopulations (strata) and random samples are taken of each stratum • Syn: ↑stratified sampling, ↑proportional sampling • Hypernyms: ↑sampling * * * noun : sampling in which the relative sizes of sub… … Useful english dictionary
Sampling (statistics) — Sampling is that part of statistical practice concerned with the selection of individual observations intended to yield some knowledge about a population of concern, especially for the purposes of statistical inference. Each observation measures… … Wikipedia
sampling — noun 1. (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study (Freq. 4) • Topics: ↑statistics • Hypernyms: ↑choice, ↑selection, ↑option, ↑pick … Useful english dictionary
Sampling — may refer to: Sampling (signal processing), converting a continuous signal into a discrete signal Sampling (graphics), converting continuous colors into discrete color components Sampling (music), re using portions of sound recordings in a piece… … Wikipedia
sampling fraction — ˈsampling ˌfraction noun [countable] STATISTICS the relationship between the size of a group that is chosen to take part in a study, and the size of the whole group: • Estimating the average height of adult males in the British population would… … Financial and business terms
representative — [adj] characteristic, typical adumbrative, archetypal, classic, classical, delineative, depictive, emblematic, evocative, exemplary, ideal, illustrative, model, presentational, prototypal, prototypical, quintessential, rep*, symbolic, symbolical; … New thesaurus
Sampling bias — In statistics, sampling bias is when a sample is collected in such a way that some members of the intended population are less likely to be included than others. It results in a biased sample, a non random sample[1] of a population (or non human… … Wikipedia
sampling — A method for collecting information and drawing inferences about a larger population or universe, from the analysis of only part thereof, the sample. Censuses of the population are an expensive way of monitoring social and economic change, and… … Dictionary of sociology
sampling error — The principal aim of any sampling procedure is to obtain a sample which, subject to limitations of size, will reproduce the characteristics of the population being studied, especially those of immediate interest, as closely as possible. In… … Dictionary of sociology
sampling — /sam pling, sahm /, n. 1. the act or process of selecting a sample for testing, analyzing, etc. 2. the sample so selected. [1630 40; SAMPLE + ING1] * * * ▪ statistics in statistics, a process or method of drawing a representative group of… … Universalium
