random sample
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The pilot, which was carried out by the Public Sector Fraud Authority, the Home Office and HMRC, matched a random sample of 200,000 child benefit records with international travel data.
From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025
In testing blood samples collected from a random sample of 63 adult blood donors, the researchers found that antibodies resulting from a previous infection of swine flu also reacted to the N1 protein in H5N1.
From Salon • Jul. 23, 2024
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
Besides the survey of a random sample of eligible registered voters, AP VoteCast also collects data by conducting interviews with additional voters recruited through online panels.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 15, 2024
In my random sample, the low score was 9 and the high score was 118.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
