random sampling

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For example, when studying age-related brain changes, including more participants at both younger and older age ranges produces more reliable findings than random sampling or concentrating on middle-aged participants.

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2024

Pollsters usually attempt to obtain a representative sample through random sampling, where everyone has an equal chance of selection.

From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2024

“What we are seeing is more visits from AHCA, and they want to look at every patient file. They used to do a random sampling but now they want every single record,” Gallagher said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2023

Number each cluster, and then choose four different numbers using random sampling.

From Textbooks • Mar. 27, 2020

Nothing that doesn’t look like a random sampling from the Housewares Department of the Eaton’s Catalogue.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood