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subsample

subsample

1 5.3
A smaller group taken from a larger sample for testing
  • noun
  • /ˈsʌbˌsæmpl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : submuestra
  • In addition, for a subsample of students, a second follow-up survey was conducted 6 months later.
  • a small subsample
  • a representative subsample
  • a random subsample

Examples

  • The adolescent subsample consisted of 235 females with a mean age of 16 years.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The coding scheme was developed from an in-depth analysis of a small subsample of the interviews.

    Academic text (1994)
  • To do so, we conducted 20 focus groups with a subsample of participating students.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The correlation between the factors for each subsample is available from the authors.

    Academic text (1991)
  • One obvious alternative is to directly meter specific appliances for a subsample of households.

    Academic text (1990)
  • However, the respondents in this study represent only a small subsample of the early entrants in this nationwide program.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Since 1984, we have studied a subsample of 80 participants drawn from the larger OYS sample.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Similar results were observed with a subsample of 71 participants who received follow-up assessments in first grade.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Profile stability was determined using the subsample of 50 children selected for WPPSI test-retest analysis.

    Academic text (1990)
  • For the study, we analyzed a subsample of data from 200 participants to ensure accuracy.

How Large

population
  • Specialized
27 3.5
dataset
  • Specialized
21 3.5
sample
2.3
subsample
  • Specialized
1 5.3
data point
24 2.9

Surface Forms

subsample singular
subsamples plural

Morphology

subsample = sample (transparent) = sub + sample

Meaning is directly 'a smaller part of a sample' formed by productive prefix 'sub-' + 'sample'.

Etymology

Subsample comes from the parts sub- meaning 'under' or 'smaller' and sample meaning 'a part used for testing', so a subsample is a smaller part taken from a larger sample for testing or study.