random sampling

1. 1.

   the selection of a random sample; each element of the population has an equal chance of being selected

   Broadersampling

   Narrowerlucky dip

Questions about random sampling

What does random sampling mean?

random sampling means "the selection of a random sample; each element of the population has an equal chance of being selected".

Is random sampling a common word?

random sampling is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.