Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A sample drawn from a larger sample.
- transitive verb To take a subsample from (a larger sample).
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- noun A smaller
portion of an originalsample , created by trimming, subdividing, splitting or discrete collection of the original sample. - noun sciences A portion of the original sample that is representative in nature to that of the original sample, thereby assuring equivalency in results from tests and analysis either upon the subsample or the original material, independent of their size.
- verb transitive To take subsamples from.
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Examples
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So the margin of error for the veteran subsample is ± 7.7%.
Archive 2004-06-01 2004
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So the margin of error for the veteran subsample is ± 7.7%.
Fun with numbers 2004
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So the margin of error for the veteran subsample is ± 7.7%.
Quote of the day 2004
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The issue of robustness to exclusion of a subsample is a seperate tool for criticizing the subject and at some point, anyone can exclude examples and change the result for any stats analysis…so be careful here…it may be valid to use this as a robustness test, but is that ALL you’re banking on?
Some Principal Components Illustrations « Climate Audit 2006
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Starting with a survey that went out to 34,500 soldiers and ending with a "subsample" that only had a size of 409, the authors postulate that "there is surprisingly no relationship between child deployment stress and the number of previous deployments".
MetaFilter hal_c_on 2010
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Starting with a survey that went out to 34,500 soldiers and ending with a "subsample" that only had a size of 409, the authors postulate that "there is surprisingly no relationship between child deployment stress and the number of previous deployments".
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Source: USA TODAY/Gallup Poll of 3,023 adults by land line and cellphone Aug. 21-23; margin of error +/- 2 percentage points for full sample; +/- 4 for the subsample of 1,146 who had gone to an emergency room
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Among "likely voters" they give Republicans a +2 advantage on the generic ballot, but we don't know what the partisan or ideological makeup of that subsample is.
Kristen Soltis: Ideology: Do the Polls Match America? Kristen Soltis 2010
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One can only speculate as to how much more conservative the "likely voter" subsample is.
Kristen Soltis: Ideology: Do the Polls Match America? Kristen Soltis 2010
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Do any of these polls include a likely voter subsample, or is the election too far off to determine who is a likely voter?
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