representativeness
- a word derived from representative.
Example Sentences
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“Although there may be trade-offs between strict adherence to these eligibility requirements and broad representativeness, the current methodology provides substantial market coverage and sector balance,” S&P Dow Jones Indices added in its latest release.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
The regulator said it would like more assurance that the ONS had sufficient steps in place to regularly review and improve sample design and representativeness, tackling bias, survey methodology, and imputation.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2025
One heuristic is representativeness: the assumption that if something is like something else in one way, it will be like that thing in every way.
From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2023
Further, all polls entail a degree of guesswork as to the composition of the electorate and the representativeness of the sample.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2016
He admitted that Senator North had proved himself possessed of the faculty of what Herbert Spencer calls representativeness more than once, but men as wise and calm in their judgment had been mistaken before.
From Senator North by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn
