Sample
What Sample means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel, WJEC.
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A subset selected from the population, used to make informal inferences about it.
A selected subset of the population, chosen as a practical alternative to a complete enumeration.
Topics that use Sample
- K: Statistical sampling (AQA A-Level)
- Statistical sampling (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
- Statistical Sampling (AS Unit 2: Applied Mathematics A) (WJEC A-Level)
Related terms
- Opportunity sampling
- Population
- Simple random sampling
- informal inference
- sampling frame
- methodological evaluation
- Parameter
- parameter estimation
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