subsample

subsample Definition

sub·sam·ple (sub′sam′pəl)

noun

a selected sample of a total sampling

transitive verb -·sam′·pled, -·sam′·pling

to take a subsample of

subsample Usage Examples

Preposition: of

child: Fifty-nine children and a subsample of 10 children of the same age who attended specialist regional schools participated in further investigations.

Adjective modifier

representative: The data were derived from a nationally representative subsample of students who participated in the 2002 main NAEP reading assessment.

Modifies a noun

Z: The subsample Z - Z v is used to construct the predictor d.
survey: Subsample surveys In addition to the full cohort studies, four subsample surveys have been carried out.

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