sampling distribution

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the distribution of a statistic based on all possible random samples that can be drawn from a given population.

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He would like to set up an independent film distribution company that targets consumers directly.
William, Kate, and Jay Z’s Favorite Art Star: Alexander Gilkes' World of Rock Stars and Royalty|Tim Teeman|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But Casa Bruja remains the only independent brewer in Panama with a bottling and distribution plan.
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama|Jeff Campagna|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
More than any other system, random sampling gives you “an exact portrait of the people at large.”
Is It Time to Take a Chance on Random Representatives?|Michael Schulson|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sortition rests on two rather unique properties of random sampling.
Is It Time to Take a Chance on Random Representatives?|Michael Schulson|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In the 20th century, interstate highways provided the distribution networks for big-box retailers like Walmart.
Electricity Superhighway||October 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If old Piegan Smith hadn't been sampling the contents of that keg so industriously he would never have made a break.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Our existing poverty is purely a problem in the direction and distribution of human effort.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
Thereupon the generals hastened round the town to procure funds, and appeased the Visayos with a distribution of 1,800 pesos.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
The distribution of the Portuguese force was made wholly on the coast, while the land side was left totally unguarded.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil|Maria Graham
Barter was common, and there must have been facilities for the distribution of those goods which had their origin in Gaul.
The Towns of Roman Britain|James Oliver Bevan

sampling distribution

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The distribution of a statistic, such as occurs when a number of sample means are calculated for a given population.