random sampling

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noun Statistics.

a method of selecting a sample (random sample) from a statistical population in such a way that every possible sample that could be selected has a predetermined probability of being selected.

Origin of random sampling

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby random sampling

random line, random mating, random number, random numbers, random rubble, random sampling, random variable, random walk, random walk theory, random-access, random-access memory

Words related to random sampling

check, test

Example sentences from the Web for random sampling

  • Belle and I want to make a fast, random-sampling check of Primes and Ops around here.

    The Galaxy Primes |Edward Elmer Smith