Synonyms: sampling
Definition: (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study
Similar words: selection, option, pick, choice
Definition: the act of choosing or selecting
Usage: your choice of colors was unfortunate; you can take your pick
Synonyms: sampling
Definition: measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form)
Similar words: measure, measurement, measuring, mensuration
Definition: the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
Usage: the measurements were carefully done; his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate
Synonyms: sample, sample distribution, sampling
Definition: items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
Similar words: statistical distribution, distribution
Definition: (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence