Definitions for random sampling

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ran′dom sam′pling(n.)

  1. a method of selecting a sample (ran′dom sam′ple) from a statistical population so that every sample that could be selected has a predetermined probability of being selected.

    Category: Statistics

Princeton's WordNet

  1. random sampling(noun)

    the selection of a random sample; each element of the population has an equal chance of been selected


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