WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ran′dom sam′pling, [Statistics.]
- Statisticsa method of selecting a sample (ran′dom sam′ple) from a statistical population in such a way that every possible sample that could be selected has a predetermined probability of being selected.
- 1895–1900
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