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<p>In <a href="page.php?w=statistics">statistics</a>, quality assurance, and <a href="page.php?w=survey_methodology">survey methodology</a>, <b>sampling</b> is the selection of a subset of <a href="page.php?w=Individual_%28statistics%29">individuals</a> from within a <a href="page.php?w=population_%28statistics%29">statistical population</a> to estimate characteristics of the whole population. The subset, called a <b>statistical sample</b> (or <b>sample</b>, for short), is meant to reflect the whole population, and statisticians attempt to collect</p><p>
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