Sample
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What does it mean?
A sample is the set of units included in a study from the population we want to understand. Units may be people, organizations or observations. How the sample is selected matters as much as its size.
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An everyday example
To study travel experiences at a university with 12,000 students, you select 400 students from different departments and years. These students form your sample.
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A large sample is always representative.
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Sources and further reading
Explore the foundations and methodological details in these resources. Examples on this page were created for illustration.
- OpenStax Source in EnglishDefinitions of Statistics, Probability, and Key Terms