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proportional sample

 

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Noun proportional sample has 1 sense
  1. stratified sample, representative sample, proportional sample - the population is divided into strata and a random sample is taken from each stratum
    --1 is a kind of sample distribution, sample, sampling

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Term: Proportional Sample

Definition:

A proportional sample refers to a subset of a population that is selected in a way that maintains the same proportions as the whole group.

Usage:

As a Noun:

1. In statistics, a proportional sample is often utilized to obtain a representative sample that accurately reflects the characteristics of the entire population.

Example sentence: The researchers used a proportional sample to gather data about the voting preferences of the city's residents.

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As a Verb:

1. Researchers will proportional sample the participants in the study to ensure a balanced representation of various demographics.

Example sentence: The team will proportional sample the survey respondents to ensure a fair representation of different age groups.

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