Mathematics A-Level
Sampling bias
What Sampling bias means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Sampling bias
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A systematic tendency for a sampling process to favour some members or outcomes over others.
Topics that use Sampling bias
- K: Statistical sampling (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- informal inference
- Opportunity sampling
- Parameter
- Population
- Representative
- Sample
- sampling frame
- Simple random sampling
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