random sample

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a sample in which every member of the population has an equal chance of being selected

sampleADJECTIVE + sample

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random

Examples (10)

  • A random sample drawn from men aged 35–40 showed interesting results.
  • To ensure fairness, the study used a random sample of participants.
  • Researchers carefully selected a random sample for their experiment.
  • The survey aimed to gather opinions from a truly random sample of the population.
  • Was the random sample large enough to be statistically significant?
  • The company took a random sample of their products for quality control.
  • Generating a random sample can be complex without proper statistical methods.
  • The election pollsters claimed to have interviewed a random sample of voters.
  • He explained the importance of a random sample in scientific research.
  • If your random sample is biased, your conclusions will be flawed.