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non probability sampling — UK US noun [U] ► MARKETING methods of finding out information that involve choosing people to answer questions in a way that means the results will probably not be true of people in general: »Non probability sampling is cheap and easy. → Compare… … Financial and business terms
non-probability sampling — The distinction between probability and non probability sampling is fundamental to discussions of sampling . In the former case, each unit of a known population has a specifiable probability of being included in a sample, drawn according to… … Dictionary of sociology
non-probability sampling — A sampling procedure in which the sample is chosen on the basis of convenience, personal judgement (see judgemental sampling), quota controls (see quota sampling), or some other principle, rather than on the basis of random selection from a… … Big dictionary of business and management
sampling — samp‧ling [ˈsɑːmplɪŋ ǁ ˈsæm ] noun [countable, uncountable] STATISTICS the activity of checking a small number of products from a larger number, asking questions to people from a larger number etc, so as to understand better the group as a whole … Financial and business terms
Sampling (statistics) — Sampling is that part of statistical practice concerned with the selection of individual observations intended to yield some knowledge about a population of concern, especially for the purposes of statistical inference. Each observation measures… … Wikipedia
probability sampling — UK US noun [U] MARKETING ► the process of getting information by asking questions of a group of people who are chosen by chance, so that the answers will be typical of those of the general population: »Based on a probability sampling, the… … Financial and business terms
sampling — A method for collecting information and drawing inferences about a larger population or universe, from the analysis of only part thereof, the sample. Censuses of the population are an expensive way of monitoring social and economic change, and… … Dictionary of sociology
probability sampling — random sampling A sampling procedure in which each element of a population has a known chance of being selected for the sample Apart from simple random sampling, this includes certain forms of stratified sampling and systematic sampling The… … Big dictionary of business and management
Probability distribution — This article is about probability distribution. For generalized functions in mathematical analysis, see Distribution (mathematics). For other uses, see Distribution (disambiguation). In probability theory, a probability mass, probability density … Wikipedia
Nonprobability sampling — Sampling is the use of a subset of the population to represent the whole population. Probability sampling, or random sampling, is a sampling technique in which the probability of getting any particular sample may be calculated. Nonprobability… … Wikipedia
