Sampling

deposited or arranged in horizontal layers; "stratified rock"

slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric; "a bias fold"

a grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers"

a grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers"

a grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers"

a grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers"

the quality of being useful and convenient; "they offered the convenience of an installment plan"

a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror; "the frame enhances but is not itself the subject of attention"; "the frame was mu…

a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror; "the frame enhances but is not itself the subject of attention"; "the frame was mu…

(statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn; "it is an estimate of the mean of the population"

lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance; "a random choice"; "bombs fell at random"; "random movements"

items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population

items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population

items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population

(statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study

deposited or arranged in horizontal layers; "stratified rock"

(statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn; "it is an estimate of the mean of the population"

a statistical procedure for accepting or rejecting a batch of merchandise or documents; involves determining the maximum number of defects disco…

the quality of being at hand when needed

the quality of being at hand when needed

the quality of being at hand when needed

the quality of being at hand when needed

a tight cluster of people or things; "a small knot of women listened to his sermon"; "the bird had a knot of feathers forming a crest"

timely convenience

the population is divided into subpopulations (strata) and random samples are taken of each stratum

the selection of a random sample; each element of the population has an equal chance of being selected

the population is divided into subpopulations (strata) and random samples are taken of each stratum

the population is divided into subpopulations (strata) and random samples are taken of each stratum

a population that is part of a larger population

a bunch; "a thick swad of plants"

timely convenience

a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass

a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass

(especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata

(especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata

(especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata

dependent upon or characterized by chance; "a haphazard plan of action"; "his judgment is rather hit-or-miss"

arranged in or consisting of laminae

arranged in or consisting of laminae

slanting or inclined in direction or course or position — neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; "the oblique rays of the winter s…

being or having a random variable; "a stochastic variable"; "stochastic processes"

with one layer on top of another; "superimposed rocks"