nonrepresentative
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- adjective
- /ˌnɒnˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv/
:
no representativo
- The survey results were based on a nonrepresentative group, making it difficult to draw conclusions about the entire population.
- nonrepresentative sample
Examples
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Furthermore, there is wide variation in the age and other demographic characteristics of the samples, with many studies employing small, nonrepresentative samples.
Academic text (2012) -
The nonrepresentative nature of the sample limits the generalizability of the study findings to the larger population.
Academic text (2011) -
These include small, nonrepresentative samples, often constrained to narrow time intervals.
Academic text (2002) -
By being inclusive, this study avoided the problem of nonrepresentative sampling that is typically encountered when focus group results are generalized.
Academic text (1997) -
The consistent findings may have signaled a systemic problem and suggested that nonrepresentative samples may have yielded findings with broader implications.
Academic text (2013) -
Using a nonrepresentative sample can lead researchers to inaccurate assumptions about the views of the general public.
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Many studies fail to account for nonrepresentative data, resulting in skewed interpretations of the results.
Synonyms
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Not typical of a group and does not show what most people think or do
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Not usual for people or things of the same kind
Not like most others of the same kind
Not usual or expected
Not usual or what most people expect
Antonyms
How Representative
Surface Forms
Morphology
nonrepresentative = representative (transparent) = non + representative
Formed by the productive negative prefix 'non-' attached to the common adjective 'representative', so the meaning 'not representative' is directly deducible.
Etymology
Nonrepresentative breaks into non- 'not' and representative, which comes from represent 'to stand for' or 'show'. So, something nonrepresentative does 'not stand for' the whole group and is not a typical example.