random sample
Example Sentences
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As planned, the Postal Service system would take a random sample of bulk mail ballots going to voters to make sure the envelopes all contained required information, including special bar codes tied to each voter.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
He says his office reviewed a random sample of 220 claims and found 398 violations of state law in roughly half.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Our verification of a random sample of 400 of them found the database to be reliable.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2025
The survey was not given to a random sample of transgender people, so it cannot be interpreted as representative of the transgender population as a whole.
From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2024
Actually, they generally poll a larger number than is theoretically necessary to compensate for problems associated with getting a random sample.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
