sample distribution

Noun
  1. Items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population (synset 106036061)
    referred to in: statistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
    is a type of: distribution, statistical distribution - (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence
    subtypes:
    • acceptance sampling - a statistical procedure for accepting or rejecting a batch of merchandise or documents; involves determining the maximum number of defects discovered in a sample before the entire batch is rejected
    • random sample - a sample in which every element in the population has an equal chance of being selected
    • proportional sample, representative sample, stratified sample - the population is divided into strata and a random sample is taken from each stratum
    same as: sample, sampling

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