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attribute sampling

attribute sampling definition - business

attribute sampling

A statistical method that utilizes representative samples to analyze traits of a large body of data. For example, an auditor may select a sample of customer records in a financial institution to test whether each account includes a taxpayer identification number (TIN). The accounts either include a TIN or do not include a TIN.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Business Terms Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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