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sampling

/ˈsæmpəlɪŋ/noun2 syllables

Sampling means: items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population.

Synonyms for sampling2

noun, as in items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population

sample distribution, sample

What does sampling mean?3

noun

1

items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population

2

(statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study

3

measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form)

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Sampling in a sentence

  • In this semester, students study and apply statistical sampling techniques.LB
  • The documentary examines the creative and commercial value of this practice, called musical sampling.Cangarejo
  • Sampling must be performed in a manner that guarantees random selection.AlanF_US
  • I wasn't afraid of the blood sampling at all.maaster
  • Any sampling of LGB people is going to include trans people.shekitten
  • These studies make use of purposive sampling.Anon
  • Here is a sampling of today's program.honestlang
  • This software carries out Markov Chain Monte Carlo calculations by the use of Gibbs Sampling.blay_paul

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of sampling

as a noun

plural
samplings