Sentence examples for samples of a few from inspiring English sources

To some extent, these wildly differing results may simply reflect sampling error: samples of a few hundred voters don't necessarily reflect the entire population of people likely to vote in the Democratic caucus.

Estimates of Tajima's D can be strongly affected by sampling [13], [19], and virtually all A. thaliana data come from aggregated samples of a few plants from each of multiple populations [4], [79] [81], [83].

After 1936, the new breed of pollsters such as Gallup, Archibald Crossley, and Elmo Roper canvassed random samples of a few thousand in person rather than non-random millions through the mail.

It collects samples of a few g from a near-earth asteroid.

Samples of a few milligrams were taken from each compartment of the Vigani Cabinet containing coloured glass glitter.

Samples of a few grains were collected using a clean scalpel, placed onto a microscope slide and measured without any further treatment.

A 500g box of pralines will set you back €39 (£28), but you can buy a couple of samples for a few Euros.

Analyses of samples of only a few milliliters of pore water extracted by uniaxial or triaxial compression and by ultracentrifugation methods from adjacent core samples are generally in agreement, within the analytical error of 10%to15%5%.

A sampling of a few members of the high school class of '79 had their own recollections of the place.

Each potential campaign is trialled on a sample of a few thousand members before it goes live.

For many purposes, a sample of a few hundred is adequate if it is properly chosen.