random sample
Example Sentences
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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
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
For comparison, they also analyzed a random sample of Medicaid recipients who had no records in the child welfare system.
From New York Times • Apr. 19, 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
