random sample

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-023094",
  "term": "random sample",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Sample selected from a statistical population such that each sample has an equal probability of being selected.\n\n2. Sample selected from a statistical population such that each sample has an equal probability of being selected. [EPA 1997a]\n\n3. Sample that is arrived at by selecting sample units such that each possible unit has a fixed and determinate probability of selection. [Last 1983]",
  "subject": "Health and safety",
  "references": [
    "EPA 1997a",
    "Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/random-sample/"
}