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📊 To collect extra data 📊 Extra data group
to oversample

to oversample

3 6.9
To collect extra data to make results more accurate or to represent a group better
  • verb
  • /ˌoʊvərˈsæmpl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : sobremuestrear
  • The researchers chose to oversample participants from smaller communities to ensure their views were represented in the final report.
  • oversample women
  • oversample Hispanics
  • oversample target populations

Examples

  • In the end, researchers decided to oversample by 10% to compensate for non-responders.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The NHIS has a complex, multistage sample design that oversamples African Americans, Hispanics, and Asians to allow subgroup analyses.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Another is to consider oversampling young adults to increase the number of cases available for analysis.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Due to cost constraints, we did not oversample the American Indian/Alaska Native population.

    Academic text (2006)

  • We oversampled low-performing children to increase the number of struggling readers in the study.

    Academic text (2012)

  • To ensure equal representation of minority populations, the NHIS oversamples minority groups.

    Academic text (2009)

  • To improve the dataset's reliability, the team decided to oversample underrepresented demographics in their survey.

  • In order to obtain a better understanding of the local trends, the surveyor will oversample certain neighborhoods within the city.

How Much

to oversample
  • Specialized
3 6.9
sample
∞ 2.3

Surface Forms

oversample infinitive
oversampled past
oversampled past participle
oversampling present participle
oversamples third person singular

Morphology

oversample = sample (transparent) = over + sample

The verb is formed by prefixing 'over-' to the verb 'sample', giving the predictable sense 'to sample excessively or additionally'.

Etymology

Oversample comes from the parts over meaning 'more than usual' and sample meaning 'a small part or example'. So to oversample is to collect more data or more examples than usual to improve accuracy or to make sure a smaller group is properly represented.