to sample

Определение to sample в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: A subset of a population selected for measurement, observation or questioning, to provide statistical information about the population
...it is possible it might stand second to the Scandinavian countries if a fair sample of their population were obtained. Francis Galton et al. (1883). Final Report of the Anthropometric Committee, Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, .; To take or to test a sample or samples of; as, to sample sugar, teas, wool, cloth; A part of anything taken or presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen; as, goods are often purchased by samples
I design this but for a sample of what I hope more fully to discuss. -Woodward.; Example; pattern
Thus he concludes, and every hardy knight His sample followed. -Fairfax.; To make or show something similar to; to match; To reduce a continuous signal (such as a sound wave) to a discrete signal; To reuse a portion of (an existing sound recording) in a new song; Gratuitous borrowing of easily recognised phases (or moments) from other music (or movies) in a recording, used to emphasize a particular point by implying a certain context; {n} a specimen; {v} to show something similar; A sample of people or things is a number of them chosen out of a larger group and then used in tests or used to provide information about the whole group. We based our analysis on a random sample of more than 200 males; In acceptance sampling, one or more units of product (or a quantity of material) drawn from a lot for purposes of inspection to reach a decision regarding acceptance of the lot; The sample is the group of people you select to be in your study The sample should be representative of a larger population to whom you want to generalize; A portion of a population, or a subset from a set of units, that is selected by some probability mechanism for the purpose of investigating the properties of the population NAEP does not assess an entire population but rather selects a representative sample from the group to answer assessment items; a small part of something intended as representative of the whole all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes; Any subset of a population A sample is often chosen for measurement because it is easier to determine the properties of a sample than the entire population; In statistics, a group of observations selected from a statistical population by a set procedure See random sample; A sample is the set of observations obtained from experimental unit that were selected from a larger group (the population) By studying the sample it is hoped to draw valid conclusions about the larger group If the conclusions drawn from a sample are to be meaningful the sample must be obtained in a random fashion This means that each member of the population has an equal chance of being included in the sample This ensures that the sample is unbiased Unfortunately, it is not always easy to obtain a truly random sample from sampling units that are widely dispersed; A part of a population; A subset of cases or elements selected from a population; A single number in the image data; for example, the red value of a pixel A pixel is composed of one or more samples When discussing physical data layout (in particular, in Image layout), we use "sample" to mean a number stored in the image array It would be more precise but much less readable to say "sample or palette index" in that context Elsewhere in the specification, "sample" means a color value or alpha value In the indexed-color case, these are palette entries not palette indexes; A discrete piece of waveform data represented by a single numerical value Sampling is the process of converting analog data to digital data by taking samples of the analog waveform at regular intervals; items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population; A selection from a population; If you sample food or drink, you taste a small amount of it in order to find out if you like it. We sampled a selection of different bottled waters. = taste; A sample is a subset group of data selected from a larger population group Most samples are drawn at random to guaranty equal representation in the data; The water that is analyzed for the presence of EPA-regulated drinking water contaminants Depending on the regulation, EPA requires water systems and states to take samples from source water, from water leaving the treatment facility, or from the taps of selected consumers; part of a population; that portion of the population that is measured; {f} take a small portion of something as a specimen; determine the quality of something by testing a specimen; {i} example; specimen, small part of something; representative part of a larger group; take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes"; A sample is the term used in survey sampling to describe the group (of people, homes, etc ) selected for interviewing in the survey The sample, by definition, has to be fully representative of the wider group (the population) from which it is drawn; The group of survey respondents derived from a population; If you sample a place or situation, you experience it for a short time in order to find out about it. the chance to sample a different way of life. = try; 1 In statistics, a group of individuals often taken at random from a population for research purposes 2 One or more items taken from a population or a process and intended to provide information on the population or process 3 Portion of material selected from a larger quantity in some manner chosen so that the portion is representative of the whole [IUPAC Tox] Related Terms aliquot, biased sample, random sample, solid phase extraction, split sample stratified sample, systematic sample Drug discovery & development glossary; A digital recording of a sound, often a single note, or perhaps several bars of a song, the length only restricted by the memory of the system Once the sound is "sampled" or digitized, it can be manipulated The sample can be trimmed, looped, pitch-shifted, reversed, slowed-down or speeded-up, and altered in a myriad of ways The most common applications of sampling are recording a single note of an instrument, then playing that sample back from a keyboard to simulate the original instrument, or recording a few bars of a rhythm and using the sampler to repeat that rhythm in a loop But the sampler also allows the creation of nonexistent sounds with some characteristics of natural organic sounds, and the playing of natural sounds in ways impossible with the original instrument; A subset of people in a particular population; To take or to test a sample or samples of; as, to sample sugar, teas, wools, cloth; A set of observations, usually considered to have been taken from a much larger population Statistics are numerical or graphical quantities calculated from a sample Since the data in one sample will vary from that of another, so will the statistics calculated from those samples; To take or to test a sample or samples of; as, to sample sugar, teas, wools, cloths; (as used in MARSSIM) a part or selection from a medium located in a survey unit or reference area that represents the quality or quantity of a given parameter or nature of the whole area or unit; a portion serving as a specimen (MARSSIM, pg GL-15) RADNET note: another controversial MARSSIM definition; A sample of a substance is a small amount of it that is examined and analysed scientifically. They took samples of my blood. urine samples. = specimen; a small part of something intended as representative of the whole; A part of anything presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen; as, goods are often purchased by samples; set of units consisting of only a part of the population; A group of observations selected from the study population The sample may not be representative of a defined study population if the sampling strategy or recruiting procedures are flawed; all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class; A segment of the population selected for marketing research to represent the population as a whole; The items selected for examination from a population; A sample of a substance or product is a small quantity of it that shows you what it is like. You'll receive samples of paint, curtains and upholstery We're giving away 2000 free samples They asked me to do some sample drawings; Example; pattern. [Obs.]