sam·pling

(săm′plĭng)

1. Statistics See sample.

a. The act, process, or technique of selecting an appropriate sample.

b. A small portion, piece, or segment selected as a sample.

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sampling

(ˈsɑːmplɪŋ)

1. (Statistics) the process of selecting a random sample

2. (Statistics) a variant of sample²

3. (Pop Music) the process of taking a short extract from (a record) and mixing it into a different backing track

4. (Telecommunications) a process in which a continuous electrical signal is approximately represented by a series of discrete values, usually regularly spaced

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sam•pling

(ˈsæm plɪŋ, ˈsɑm-)

n.

1. the act or process of selecting a sample for testing.

2. the sample so selected.

[1630–40]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	sampling - (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study selection, choice, option, pick - the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick" random sampling - the selection of a random sample; each element of the population has an equal chance of been selected proportional sampling, representative sampling, stratified sampling - the population is divided into subpopulations (strata) and random samples are taken of each stratum statistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
	2.	sampling - items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population sample distribution, sample acceptance sampling - a statistical procedure for accepting or rejecting a batch of merchandise or documents; involves determining the maximum number of defects discovered in a sample before the entire batch is rejected distribution, statistical distribution - (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence statistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters random sample - a sample in which every element in the population has an equal chance of being selected proportional sample, representative sample, stratified sample - the population is divided into strata and a random sample is taken from each stratum
	3.	sampling - measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form) measurement, measuring, mensuration, measure - the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate" telecom, telecommunication - (often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically

Translations

vzorkování

degustación

näyteotantasamplaussämpläys

prélèvement

campionamento campionatura

sampling

[ˈsɑːmplɪŋ] N → muestreo m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sampling

n (of food) → Kostprobe f; (of wine) → Weinprobe f; (Statistics) → Stichprobenverfahren nt

attr (Statistics) → Stichproben-; sampling error → Fehler m → im Stichprobenverfahren

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sam·pling

n. muestreo; hacer muestras; selección partitiva;

random ___ → ___ al azar.

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