representative sample
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- noun
- /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv ˈsæmpl/
- Specialized
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muestra representativa
- The PEELS data set provides a nationally representative sample of almost 3,000 young children with disabilities.
- nationally representative sample
- large representative sample
- obtain a representative sample
So, you know, we're getting a good, good representative sample of what Stoicism is and what it teaches in here.
- So, you know, we're getting a good, good representative sample of what Stoicism is and what it teaches in here.
- So it's a very small representative sample of the city of eight.
Examples
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Furthermore, the school system is a representative sample of a given geographic area.
Academic text (1999) -
Main NAEP also assesses a nationally representative sample of students at three levels: Grades 4, 8, and 12.
Academic text (2017) -
So it's a very small representative sample of the city of eight.
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Are those a representative sample of the original ones?
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We looked at a nationally representative sample in the United States.
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Second, this study is not a nationally representative sample because data were obtained from a single school.
Academic text (2013) -
Therefore, there is an absence of research using large, nationally representative samples of schools.
Academic text (2008) -
The individuals contacted, in short, did not constitute a representative sample of attorneys in the United States.
Academic text (2017) -
The Pelotas study assembled a random representative sample of births in the city in 1982.
Academic text (2011) -
The poll results are based on answers from a nationally representative sample of 993 people ages 50 to 64.
Antonyms
How Representative
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a sample that accurately reflects the larger population' is directly and transparently derived from 'representative' (typical or illustrative) modifying 'sample' (a portion taken for study). This adjective+noun composition follows standard semantic composition and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the phrase meaning.
Etymology
Representative sample comes from the idea of a small sample chosen to be representative of a larger group, like tasting a few slices of a cake to know the taste of the whole cake. So, it means a small group that 'accurately reflects' the 'larger population'.