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sampling vs distribution

distribution vs sampling

sampling and distribution both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sampling Yes No No No
distribution Yes No No No
As nouns, distribution is a hypernym of sampling; that is, distribution is a word with a broader meaning than sampling:
  • sampling: items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
  • distribution: (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence
Other hypernyms of sampling include statistical distribution.
sampling (noun) distribution (noun)
(statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form) the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer
items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume
(statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence
Difference between sampling and distribution

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