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Sample Is Not Representative Of The Population

Sample Is Not Representative Of The Population. A sample that is not representative of the population from which it was drawn (see representative sample). The size of a sample is not a guarantee of its ability to accurately represent a target population.

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So, if most shark biologists in the population are women, but your sample is all male, you do not have a good case for representativeness because your sample . A sample that is not representative of the population from which it was drawn (see representative sample). The size of a sample is not a guarantee of its ability to accurately represent a target population.

For example, what if the population distribution is supposed to be symmetric around 0 and the sample you draw randomly has unbalanced positive .

Ensure that samples are representative of the populations from which they are drawn. So, if most shark biologists in the population are women, but your sample is all male, you do not have a good case for representativeness because your sample . The size of a sample is not a guarantee of its ability to accurately represent a target population. A sample that is not representative of the population from which it was drawn (see representative sample).


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