Definitions
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- noun statistics An additional
sample of asubpopulation , above and beyond the portion of a main sample that already belongs to that subpopulation. - verb statistics To
sample additional members of asubpopulation , above and beyond the members included in the main sample. - verb systems To sample a
signal at a frequency well above its Nyquist rate.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The research design is not exactly bias free, since they are encouraging students to "oversample" fields that are likely to have more lefty profs and under sample the righty sciences.
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The research design is not exactly bias free, since they are encouraging students to "oversample" fields that are likely to have more lefty profs and under sample the righty sciences.
Archive 2004-04-01 2004
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In addition to a general sample of the British population, our Faith Matters survey in the U.K. also included an oversample of the British Muslim population.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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There's another (less reliable in my view because they oversample Republicans) that shows the race going in the opposite direction, so in this race the surge is more uncertain, but given that Gov.
Mike Lux: Movement in the Right Direction Mike Lux 2010
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The CBS News/New York Times poll is thought to skew a little to the left due to its tendency to oversample Democrats.
Polling Entitlement Reform John Fund 2011
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However, the unrepresentative nature of the samples in developing countries might oversample wealthy and urban respondents and therefore underestimate the degree to which parents need to rely on children for old age support.
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Both groups were the subject of a poll conducted by The Pew Research Center June 18-29, which included an oversample of respondents interviewed on cellphones.
Cellphone Only? It Holds Little Sway in Polls - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Both groups were the subject of a poll conducted by The Pew Research Center June 18-29, which included an oversample of respondents interviewed on cellphones.
Cellphone Only? It Holds Little Sway in Polls - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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The survey included an oversample of 200 Latino Catholic likely voters for a total of 295 Latino interviews.
Scott Swenson: Pro-Choice Catholic Biden Fits with New Poll of Catholic Voters 2010
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The survey included an oversample of 200 Latino Catholic likely voters for a total of 295 Latino interviews.
Pro-Choice Catholic Biden Fits with New Poll of Catholic Voters 2010
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