statistical sampling

  • 1statistical sampling — The selection of a *sample of data from a *population using objective, statistical methodologies. *Probability theory and *random selection techniques are commonly used in statistical sampling, and properly designed statistical samples identify… …

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  • 2statistical sampling — The use of random selection and probability theory to determine the size of a sample and to evaluate the results using this sample. Statistical sampling provides a measure of the sampling risk to assist an auditor to draw conclusions on the total …

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  • 3Statistical Assessment Service — (STATS) is an American non profit organization which critiques the media s presentation of scientific findings and statistical evidence. The organization, founded in 1994, declares on its website that ...Our goals are to correct scientific… …

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  • 4Sampling theory — may mean:* Nyquist–Shannon sampling theorem, digital signal processing (DSP) * statistics, statistical sampling * Fourier sampling …

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  • 5non-statistical sampling — See: judgmental sampling …

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  • 6Sampling design — In the theory of finite population sampling, a sampling design specifies for every possible sample its probability of being drawn.Mathematically, a sampling design is denoted by the function P(S) which gives the probability of drawing a sample S …

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  • 7Sampling (statistics) — Sampling is that part of statistical practice concerned with the selection of individual observations intended to yield some knowledge about a population of concern, especially for the purposes of statistical inference. Each observation measures… …

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  • 8Statistical survey — Statistical surveys are used to collect quantitative information about items in a population. Surveys of human populations and institutions are common in political polling and government, health, social science and marketing research. A survey… …

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  • 9Sampling — may refer to: Sampling (signal processing), converting a continuous signal into a discrete signal Sampling (graphics), converting continuous colors into discrete color components Sampling (music), re using portions of sound recordings in a piece… …

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  • 10Statistical process control — (SPC) is an effective method of monitoring a process through the use of control charts. Control charts enable the use of objective criteria for distinguishing background variation from events of significance based on statistical techniques. Much… …

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