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 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 |