stratified sample

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noun

statistics a sample that is not drawn at random from the whole population, but separately from a number of disjoint strata of the population in order to ensure a more representative sampleSee also frame (def. 13)

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How to use stratified sample in a sentence

The astronomers found that of the 93 quasars in the sample, 19 exhibited a measurable amount of polarization.
The Black Hole Tango|Matthew R. Francis|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In West Africa at the present, an Ebola test can take four days or more and that is if the sample is not lost.
From Ebola Country to NYC’s Subways|Michael Daly|October 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sample reportedly told her “to drop the matter” and not discuss it with anybody else.
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Virginia is one of the 29 states that requires arrestees to submit a DNA sample to be entered into CODIS.
Stopping the Next Campus Kidnapper|Caitlin Dickson|October 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Ever since Eve urged Adam to sample the forbidden fruit, men have been doing crazy things in the name of love.
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The fact was noted in my report and now his conduct out here has been fully up to sample.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
The sample examined should be the middle milk, or the entire quantity from one breast.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The differences are here very remarkable, especially in the quantity of ammonia, which is exceedingly large in the first sample.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson
Some of the seed was sent to the collector of Kaira, who forwarded a sample of the tobacco grown from it.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
The principle on which the value of any commercial sample is estimated is very simple.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson