sampling
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- noun
- /ˈsæmplɪŋ/
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- For the study, we created a sampling of different products to evaluate consumer preferences.
- random sampling
- stratified sampling
- sampling technique
So I think the sample size is pretty big.
- So I think the sample size is pretty big.
- We'll be recruiting samples of older people to our studies.
Examples
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The researchers took a random sampling of students to survey their eating habits.
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The following examples from dance provide a sampling of such issues that need to be addressed.
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initial sampling resulted in two different blood groups.
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I mean, the sampling was done 10 weeks ago, just days after the crash.
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We're in the middle of a sampling audit.
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Surveys were conducted monthly during April to October in two fixed sampling areas from 1996 to 1998.
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The research must have emphasized random sampling of groups involved in these studies, using valid and reliable measurement instruments.
Academic text (2011) -
I was part of the Brandenburg lnstitute's genetic sampling team.
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Randomized cluster sampling was used to assign the intact groups of students to treatments.
Academic text (1990) -
After sampling various brands, she finally chose the one that best suited her needs.
Synonyms
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A small part taken from something to test or study
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A group of people or things that each has an equal chance of being picked
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A small group chosen to show the larger group's main features
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A smaller group taken from a larger sample for testing
A set of values chosen at random from a larger group to study that group
A sample made by dividing people into groups like age or income and choosing at random from each group
A group where larger groups give more members and smaller groups give fewer members
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'. A sampling is a small set of 'examples' taken from a larger group, for instance checking a few products to understand the quality of the whole batch.