Learn how representative samples and random samples differ and why combining them minimizes sampling bias for accurate data.

Selecting a random sample from a set is simple. But what about selecting a fair random sample from a set of unknown or indeterminate size? That’s where reservoir sampling comes in, and [Sam Rose] has ...

Discover how to determine the ideal percentage of a population for a representative sample to ensure accurate data analysis with minimal sampling error.

In a simple random sample, each individual in the population has an equal probability of being chosen. Additionally, each sample of size n has an equal probability of being the chosen sample. This ...

Suppose that the sample of students described in the previous section was actually selected using stratified random sampling. In stratified sampling, the study population is divided into ...

Dr Jacob John, former chief of ICMR's Centre for Advanced Research in Virology, speaks to TOI on why the outcome of random sampling may not be a correct measure of the extent of the Covid-19 threat ...