| NOUN | cognition | sample distribution, sample, sampling | items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population |
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| Meaning | items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population. | |
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| Synonyms | sample, sampling | |
| Category | 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 |
| Narrower | acceptance sampling | A statistical procedure for accepting or rejecting a batch of merchandise or documents |
| random sample | A sample in which every element in the population has an equal chance of being selected | |
| stratified sample, representative sample, proportional sample | The population is divided into strata and a random sample is taken from each stratum | |
| Broader | distribution, statistical distribution | (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence |
| Catalan | mostra | |
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