representativeness of sample

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• representativeness — representative ► ADJECTIVE 1) typical of a class or group. 2) containing typical examples of many or all types: a representative sample. 3) (of a legislative or deliberative assembly) consisting of people chosen to act and speak on behalf of a… …   English terms dictionary

• representativeness — ivnə̇s noun ( es) 1. : the quality or state of being representative his representativeness as an American 2. : the characteristic of a specific scientific experiment that makes it an adequate sample of the general case …   Useful english dictionary

• representativeness — The ability to give a reasonably accurate portrayal of the research subject s characteristics and known diversity. As applied to survey samples, or case study samples, this is judged by the extent to which key characteristics of the sample are… …   Dictionary of sociology

• representative sample — See representativeness ; sampling ; sampling error …   Dictionary of sociology

• Stratified sampling — In statistics, stratified sampling is a method of sampling from a population.When sub populations vary considerably, it is advantageous to sample each subpopulation (stratum) independently. Stratification is the process of grouping members of the …   Wikipedia

• survey — survey, social survey At first, a survey was any systematic collection of facts about a defined social group, and the term is still used in this way. The term survey is therefore not necessarily synonymous with ‘questionnaire survey’, since other …   Dictionary of sociology

• survey, social survey — At first, a survey was any systematic collection of facts about a defined social group, and the term is still used in this way. The term survey is therefore not necessarily synonymous with ‘questionnaire survey’, since other methods of data… …   Dictionary of sociology

• 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

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• sampling error — The principal aim of any sampling procedure is to obtain a sample which, subject to limitations of size, will reproduce the characteristics of the population being studied, especially those of immediate interest, as closely as possible. In… …   Dictionary of sociology