representative sampling
1
5.9
- noun
- /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv ˈsæmplɪŋ/
- Specialized
:
muestreo representativo
- To ensure accurate results, the researchers used a representative sampling of participants from different age groups and backgrounds.
Examples
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Therefore, the last section of this article will examine a representative sampling of some of the symbols in the gathering rite in order to determine how the celebration of these symbols might either reveal or conceal Christ's presence to and in the gathered assembly.
Academic text (2004) -
Future displays will be conceptualized as permanent reference exhibitions, occupying less than one third of the exhibition space and comprising the most representative sampling of the collections, or as larger, temporary synthesis exhibitions presenting current research.
Academic text (2008) -
A representative sampling of these was chosen for an educational outreach program.
Academic text (1990) -
The bulletin boards and World Wide Web sites detailed here are a representative sampling of what is currently available.
Academic text (1995) -
Restricted range is not likely to be a cause of spurious relations, but representative sampling should be a goal of future studies.
Academic text (2008) -
The university curriculum team strives to provide a representative sampling of theory, research, and practice on the various course topics.
Academic text (2004) -
Since these methods are empirically based, it is crucial that a representative sampling of chips be used in the evaluation.
Academic text (1999) -
In contrast to local traditions, many state-sponsored performances provide a representative sampling of groups of Indian musicians drawn from all over the country.
Academic text (1990) -
Representative sampling can produce a more respectable basis for individuals to determine how they, as parents and as members of ethnic groups, accord with or depart from a collective standard.
Academic text (2004) -
We used data from the Confidentialised Unit Record Files to estimate characteristics of the Australian population, assigning weights (expansion factors) to individual records consistent with the representative sampling strategy.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
To choose people by dividing them into groups and picking random people from each group
Choose people from each group so their numbers match group sizes in the population
How Representative
- Specialized
- Specialized
1
5.9
- Specialized
1
4.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is directly compositional: 'representative' (typical, illustrative) modifies 'sampling' (procedure for selecting a subset), yielding the straightforward meaning of a sampling method that produces a representative subset. This follows standard English noun-modifier patterns and similar logic exists cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both words should be able to infer the meaning.
Etymology
Representative sampling comes from the picture of taking a few items that look like the whole group, for example taking a handful of marbles that keeps the jar's color mix. So Representative means 'showing the whole' and Sampling means 'taking a few', which is why the phrase means 'to choose small groups that show the whole group'.