SAMPLING

Sampling

In statistics, quality assurance, & survey methodology, sampling is concerned with the selection of a subset of individuals from within a statistical population to estimate characteristics of the whole population. Acceptance sampling is used to determine if a production lot of material meets the governing specifications. Two advantages of sampling are that the cost is lower and data collection is faster than measuring the entire population.

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sampling

Noun

  1. the process or technique of obtaining a representative sample
  2. a sample
  3. the analysis of a group by determining the characteristics of a significant percentage of its members chosen at random
  4. the measurement, at regular intervals, of the amplitude of a varying waveform in order to convert it to digital form
  5. a technique for electronically splicing pieces of previously recorded sound as part of a composition

Verb

sampling



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