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  • 1Sample — Sam ple, v. t. 1. To make or show something similar to; to match. Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] 2. To take or to test a sample or samples of; as, to sample sugar, teas, wools, cloths. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2sample — 1. noun /ˈsɑːm.pəl,ˈsæm.pəl/ a) A part of anything taken or presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen; as, goods are often purchased by samples. I design this but for a sample of what I hope more fully …

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  • 3Sample size determination — is the act of choosing the number of observations to include in a statistical sample. The sample size is an important feature of any empirical study in which the goal is to make inferences about a population from a sample. In practice, the sample …

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  • 4Test de kolmogorov-smirnov — En statistiques, le test de Kolmogorov Smirnov est un test d hypothèse utilisé pour déterminer si un échantillon suit bien une loi donnée connue par sa fonction de répartition continue, ou bien si deux échantillons suivent la même loi. Sommaire 1 …

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  • 5Test tube — Two small test tubes held in spring clamps Other names Culture tube Uses Chemical reaction Related items Vacutainer …

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  • 6sample — [n] example, model bit, bite, case, case history, constituent, cross section, element, exemplification, fragment, illustration, indication, individual, instance, morsel, part, pattern, piece, portion, representative, sampling, segment, sign,… …

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  • 7sample preparation — ▪ chemistry Introduction  in analytical chemistry (chemistry), the processes in which a representative piece of material is extracted from a larger amount and readied for analysis. Sampling and sample preparation have a unique meaning and special …

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  • 8Test de Kolmogorov-Smirnov — En statistiques, le test de Kolmogorov Smirnov est un test d hypothèse utilisé pour déterminer si un échantillon suit bien une loi donnée connue par sa fonction de répartition continue, ou bien si deux échantillons suivent la même loi. Sommaire 1 …

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  • 9Sample maximum and minimum — Box plots of the Michelson–Morley experiment, showing sample maximums and minimums. In statistics, the maximum and sample minimum, also called the largest observation, and smallest observation, are the values of the greatest and least elements of …

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  • 10sample — 1. noun 1) a sample of the fabric Syn: specimen, example, bit, snippet, swatch, representative piece, exemplification; prototype, test piece, dummy, pilot, trial, taste, taster, tester 2) a sam …

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