random sample
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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
A completely unscientific random sample suggested Kemi Badenoch was the local favourite.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2024
The Gallup poll interviewed a random sample of 1,016 adults from across the country.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
When the random sample selected contains one thousand people, the theoretical 95 percent confidence interval for estimating the percentage who favor candidate X or dog food Y is about plus or minus 3 percent.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
