'majority of the sample' is correct and can be used in written English.
For example, "We conducted a survey of 500 people and a majority of the sample said they were satisfied with the product."
The majority of the sample demonstrated a low to medium level of information-seeking behavior.
Next, the majority of the sample were Non-Hispanic White of similar socioeconomic status, limiting the generalisability of the results.
Males were the majority of the sample.
The majority of the sample population was female (64.6%).
The majority of the sample was male (56%) with a mean age of 33.3 years (SD = 5.2).
The majority of the sample (51.8%) was employed, and 29.9% were students.
The majority of the sample was adults between 19 and 59 years.
The majority of the sample (76.5%) was satisfied with the hospital EDs.
The majority of the sample were men (66.1%), Black (68.1%), and non-Hispanic (79.9%).
The majority of the sample is frequent expressway users (49.3 % + 23.6 %).
People of Norwegian origin clearly formed the majority of the sample (87%; Table 1).
