Nonprobability sampling — Sampling is the use of a subset of the population to represent the whole population. Probability sampling, or random sampling, is a sampling technique in which the probability of getting any particular sample may be calculated. Nonprobability… … Wikipedia
Sampling (statistics) — Sampling is that part of statistical practice concerned with the selection of individual observations intended to yield some knowledge about a population of concern, especially for the purposes of statistical inference. Each observation measures… … Wikipedia
nonprobability sample — n a sample of which the sampling units have not been selected in a manner that satisfies the minimum requirements for probability sampling. DISCUSSION No meaningful statistical inference can be made with data obtained from a nonprobability sample … Coke&Coal Terminology
Accidental sampling — is a type of nonprobability sampling which involves the sample being drawn from that part of the population which is close to hand. That is, a sample population selected because it is readily available and convenient. The researcher using such a… … Wikipedia
Evidence-Based Nursing — or EBN is a method of identifying solid research findings and implementing them in nursing practices to further increase the quality of patient care. Overview Evidenced based nursing/evidence based practice (EBN/EBP) is a nursing process that… … Wikipedia
statistics — /steuh tis tiks/, n. 1. (used with a sing. v.) the science that deals with the collection, classification, analysis, and interpretation of numerical facts or data, and that, by use of mathematical theories of probability, imposes order and… … Universalium
Statistical survey — Statistical surveys are used to collect quantitative information about items in a population. Surveys of human populations and institutions are common in political polling and government, health, social science and marketing research. A survey… … Wikipedia
List of statistics topics — Please add any Wikipedia articles related to statistics that are not already on this list.The Related changes link in the margin of this page (below search) leads to a list of the most recent changes to the articles listed below. To see the most… … Wikipedia
Outline of marketing — The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to marketing: Marketing refers to the social and managerial processes by which products, services and value are exchanged in order to fulfil individuals or group s needs and… … Wikipedia
Simple random sample — In statistics, a simple random sample is a subset of individuals (a sample) chosen from a larger set (a population). Each individual is chosen randomly and entirely by chance, such that each individual has the same probability of being chosen at… … Wikipedia
public opinion — the collective opinion of many people on some issue, problem, etc., esp. as a guide to action, decision, or the like. [1560 70] * * * Introduction an aggregate of the individual views, attitudes, and beliefs about a particular topic,… … Universalium
