sampling

English Thesaurus

1. (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study (noun.act)

hypernym	:	choice, option, pick, selection,
definition	:	the act of choosing or selecting (noun.act)

hyponym	:	random sampling,
definition	:	the selection of a random sample; each element of the population has an equal chance of been selected (noun.act)

hyponym	:	proportional sampling, representative sampling, stratified sampling,
definition	:	the population is divided into subpopulations (strata) and random samples are taken of each stratum (noun.act)

domain category	:	statistics,
definition	:	a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters (noun.cognition)

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

hypernym	:	measure, measurement, measuring, mensuration,
definition	:	the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule (noun.act)

domain category	:	telecom, telecommunication,
definition	:	(often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically (noun.communication)

3. items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	distribution, statistical distribution,
definition	:	(statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	acceptance sampling,
definition	:	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 (noun.act)

hyponym	:	random sample,
definition	:	a sample in which every element in the population has an equal chance of being selected (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	proportional sample, representative sample, stratified sample,
definition	:	the population is divided into strata and a random sample is taken from each stratum (noun.cognition)

domain category	:	statistics,
definition	:	a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters (noun.cognition)