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Free sign upThe term 'sampling error' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It refers to the errors that can occur during the process of taking a sample from a larger population when conducting a survey. For example: When calculating the results of the survey, it is important to take into account any potential sampling error that may have occurred.
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sampling error
noun
The error caused by observing a sample instead of the whole population.
Exact(60)
Our old friend sampling error.
Could it be sampling error?
For smaller subgroups the potential sampling error is larger.
The potential sampling error is larger for smaller subgroups.
The difference was within the margin of sampling error.
Sampling error is not a measure of truth or accuracy.
The sampling error was plus or minus 0.7 percentage points.
The sampling error is plus or minus three percentage points.
Sampling Error The Times and other media accompany poll reports with a box explaining how the random sample was selected and stating the sampling error.
This difference is within the poll's margin of sampling error.
Results based on smaller subgroups have a larger sampling error.
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