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representative sample vs sample

sample vs representative sample

representative sample and sample both are nouns.

representative sample is not a verb while sample is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
representative sample Yes No No No
sample Yes No Yes No
As nouns, sample is a hypernym of representative sample; that is, sample is a word with a broader meaning than representative sample:
  • representative sample: the population is divided into strata and a random sample is taken from each stratum
  • sample: items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
Other hypernyms of representative sample include sample distribution, sampling.
representative sample (noun) sample (noun)
the population is divided into strata and a random sample is taken from each stratum a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class
representative sample (verb) sample (verb)
take a sample of
Difference between representative sample and sample

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