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
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
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Forms of sampling
as a noun
- plural
- samplings