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sample vs statistical distribution

statistical distribution vs sample

sample and statistical distribution both are nouns.

sample is a verb but statistical distribution is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sample Yes No Yes No
statistical distribution Yes No No No
As nouns, statistical distribution is a hypernym of sample; that is, statistical distribution is a word with a broader meaning than sample:
  • sample: items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
  • statistical distribution: (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence
Other hypernyms of sample include distribution.
sample (noun) statistical distribution (noun)
a small part of something intended as representative of the whole (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence
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
sample (verb) statistical distribution (verb)
take a sample of
Difference between sample and statistical distribution

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