Preferred Label : representative sample;
IUPAC definition : A sample resulting from a sampling plan that can be expected to adequately reflect
the properties of interest of the parent population. A representative sample may be
a random sample or, for example, a stratified sample, depending upon the objective
of sampling and the characteristics of the population. The degree of representativeness
of the sample may be limited by cost or convenience.;
Origin ID : R05303;
See also
A sample resulting from a sampling plan that can be expected to adequately reflect
the properties of interest of the parent population. A representative sample may be
a random sample or, for example, a stratified sample, depending upon the objective
of sampling and the characteristics of the population. The degree of representativeness
of the sample may be limited by cost or convenience.
