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Sampling

Author: Jonathan Osters

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Terms to Know
Census

Using the entire population to obtain data

Population

The entire set of individuals from which to sample

Representative Sample

A sample that accurately reflects the population

Sample/Sampling

A subset of the population. There are many ways to select a sample.