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

Some sample proportions will show high favorability toward the bond issue and others will show low favorability because random sampling will reflect the variation of views within the population.

From Textbooks • Nov. 29, 2017

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