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random sample vs sample distribution

sample distribution vs random sample

random sample and sample distribution both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
random sample Yes No No No
sample distribution Yes No No No
As nouns, sample distribution is a hypernym of random sample; that is, sample distribution is a word with a broader meaning than random sample:
  • random sample: a sample in which every element in the population has an equal chance of being selected
  • sample distribution: items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
Other hypernyms of random sample include sample, sampling.
random sample (noun) sample distribution (noun)
a sample grabbed at random items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
a sample in which every element in the population has an equal chance of being selected
Difference between random sample and sample distribution

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