sequential sampling
1sequential sampling — /sɪˌkwenʃəl sɑ:mplɪŋ/ noun the process of carrying on the process of sampling until enough respondents have been interviewed to provide the necessary information …
2Sequential hermaphroditism — (called dichogamy in botany) is a type of hermaphroditism that occurs in many fish, gastropods and plants. Here, the individual is born one sex and changes sex at some point in their life. They can change from a male to female (protandry), or… …
3Sequential probability ratio test — The sequential probability ratio test (SPRT) is a specific sequential hypothesis test, developed by Abraham Wald. [cite journal first=Abraham last=Wald title=Sequential Tests of Statistical Hypotheses journal=Annals of Mathematical Statistics… …
4Sequential analysis — In statistics, sequential analysis or sequential hypothesis testing is statistical analysis where the sample size is not fixed in advance. Instead data is evaluated as it is collected, and further sampling is stopped in accordance with a pre… …
5Sequential estimation — In statistics, sequential estimation refers to estimation methods in sequential analysis where the sample size is not fixed in advance. Instead, data is evaluated as it is collected, and further sampling is stopped in accordance with a pre… …
6sequential estimation — ▪ statistics in statistics, a method of estimating a parameter by analyzing a sample (sampling) just large enough to ensure a previously chosen degree of precision. The fundamental technique is to take a sequence of samples, the outcome of… …
7sequential — adjective Date: 1844 1. of, relating to, or arranged in a sequence ; serial < sequential file systems > 2. following in sequence 3. relating to or based on a method of testing a statistical hypothesis that involves examination of a sequence of… …
8sequential analysis — Statistics. the analysis of data obtained from a sample the size of which is not fixed in advance, but is selected based on the outcome of the sampling as it proceeds. * * * …
9sequential analysis — a statistical technique in which the sample size is not fixed in advance; rather, sampling is stopped as soon as significant results are observed. The criteria for stopping the trials at each sample size are set so that the overall probability… …
10sequential analysis — Statistics. the analysis of data obtained from a sample the size of which is not fixed in advance, but is selected based on the outcome of the sampling as it proceeds …
