Sampling — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study

items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈæmplɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈamplɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈamplɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈæmplɪŋ/.

Examples

Try these new crackers
Sample the regional dishes

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sample try out try sample distribution taste

Parts of Speech

noun	(statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study
noun	items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
noun	measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form)
verb	take a sample of “Try these new crackers”

Word Forms

sample	noun	a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
sampler	noun	someone who samples food or drink for its quality
trier	noun	one who tries
trial	noun	trying something to find out about it
tryout	noun	trying something to find out about it
taste	noun	a small amount eaten or drunk
taster	noun	someone who samples food or drink for its quality
tasting	noun	a small amount (especially of food or wine)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Probenahme

(Statistik) die Auswahl einer geeigneten Stichprobe für die Untersuchung

🇫🇷French

échantillonnage

(statistiques) la sélection d'un échantillon approprié pour l'étude

🇪🇸Spanish

muestreo

(estadísticas) la selección de una muestra adecuada para el estudio

🇮🇹Italian

campionamento

(statistica) la selezione di un campione adatto per lo studio

🇳🇱Dutch

bemonstering

(statistieken) de selectie van een geschikt monster voor onderzoek

🇵🇹Portuguese

amostragem

(estatísticas) a seleção de uma amostra adequada para estudo

🇷🇺Russian

выборка

(статистика) отбор подходящей выборки для исследования

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नमूना

(सांख्यिकी) अध्ययन के लिए उपयुक्त नमूने का चयन

🇧🇩Bengali

নমুনা

(পরিসংখ্যান) অধ্যয়নের জন্য একটি উপযুক্ত নমুনা নির্বাচন

🇮🇳Tamil

மாதிரி

(புள்ளிவிவரங்கள்) ஆய்வுக்கு பொருத்தமான மாதிரி தேர்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

నమూనా

(గణాంకాలు) అధ్యయనం కోసం తగిన నమూనా ఎంపిక

🇮🇳Marathi

नमुना

(आकडेवारी) अभ्यासासाठी योग्य नमुन्याची निवड

🇮🇳Gujarati

નમૂના

(આંકડા) અભ્યાસ માટે યોગ્ય નમૂનાની પસંદગી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಾದರಿ

(ಅಂಕಿಅಂಶಗಳು) ಅಧ್ಯಯನಕ್ಕೆ ಸೂಕ್ತವಾದ ಮಾದರಿಯ ಆಯ್ಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സാമ്പിൾ

(സ്ഥിതിവിവരക്കണക്കുകൾ) പഠനത്തിന് അനുയോജ്യമായ ഒരു സാമ്പിൾ തിരഞ്ഞെടുക്കൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਮੂਨਾ

(ਅੰਕੜੇ) ਅਧਿਐਨ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਢੁਕਵੇਂ ਨਮੂਨੇ ਦੀ ਚੋਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

نمونے لینے

(اعداد و شمار) مطالعہ کے لیے موزوں نمونے کا انتخاب

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

采样

（统计）选择合适的研究样本

🇯🇵Japanese

サンプリング

(統計) 研究に適したサンプルの選択

🇰🇷Korean

견본 추출

(통계) 연구에 적합한 표본 선택

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lấy mẫu

(thống kê) việc lựa chọn mẫu thích hợp để nghiên cứu

🇹🇭Thai

การสุ่มตัวอย่าง

(สถิติ) การเลือกตัวอย่างที่เหมาะสมเพื่อการศึกษา

🇮🇩Indonesian

contoh

(statistik) pemilihan sampel yang cocok untuk dipelajari

🇲🇾Malay

persampelan

(statistik) pemilihan sampel yang sesuai untuk kajian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أخذ العينات

(الإحصاء) اختيار العينة المناسبة للدراسة

🇮🇷Persian

نمونه برداری

(آمار) انتخاب نمونه مناسب برای مطالعه

🇹🇷Turkish

örnekleme

(istatistik) çalışma için uygun bir numunenin seçilmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

דְגִימָה

(סטטיסטיקה) בחירת מדגם מתאים למחקר

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