sampling
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- noun
- /ˈsæmplɪŋ/
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- Due to the large population of the study, a proportional stratified sampling method was used.
- random sampling
- sampling frame
- sampling method
Multiple sampling trips were sent to this this same mine.
- Multiple sampling trips were sent to this this same mine.
- So maybe it's easiest to explain via an analogy to sampling from urns.
- And even even there we're doing some samplings where we are.
Examples
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The participants were selected through purposive sampling because access to Arab-American students was very limited.
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In light of the aforementioned research goals, purposeful sampling was the most appropriate sampling technique.
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You have to work hard to make the measures and the questions and the sampling be accurate.
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An additional strength of this study is its broad sampling of all school children across many high schools.
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In the other two classes, sampling was conducted at the end of the course.
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Results from very large samples reduce the influence of sampling error; they likely best represent the population values.
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I have a question about your sampling technique for microorganisms.
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The criterion-sampling method from among purposeful sampling methods was used in this study.
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The researchers conducted a careful sampling of the community to ensure diversity in the study.
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For accurate results, a representative sampling of the population is essential in statistical analysis.
Compounds
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Selecting people or items so each has an equal chance of being chosen
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A test in early pregnancy that takes a small tissue sample from the placenta to check for genetic problems
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A method of dividing people into groups and randomly choosing from each group so the sample matches the whole group
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The number of times per second a device measures a sound to make a digital file
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A method of checking a few items from a product batch to decide if the whole batch is good enough
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Choose people from each group so their numbers match group sizes in the population
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The number of times a system measures a changing signal each second
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To choose people by dividing them into groups and picking random people from each group
How Representative
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sampling comes from the word sample, from Latin exemplum meaning 'example'. In statistics, sampling is choosing a few 'examples' from a large group so you can learn about the whole group.