random sampling
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Pollsters usually attempt to obtain a representative sample through random sampling, where everyone has an equal chance of selection.
From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2024
If random sampling is possible, then correlation between individuals within clusters reduces the effective population size, which suggests biologists could collect fewer samples to predict disease prevalence.
From Science Daily • Dec. 18, 2023
“What we are seeing is more visits from AHCA, and they want to look at every patient file. They used to do a random sampling but now they want every single record,” Gallagher said.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2023
Some sample proportions will show high favorability toward the bond issue and others will show low favorability because random sampling will reflect the variation of views within the population.
From Textbooks • Nov. 29, 2017
Nothing that doesn’t look like a random sampling from the Housewares Department of the Eaton’s Catalogue.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
