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Sampling error

Term · Transportation · MLC-T-TRA-000358

The estimated inaccuracy of the results of a study when a population sample, rather than a census, is used to explain the behavior of the total population. (Also referred to as margin of error and standard error.)

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-TRA-000358
FieldTransportation
ReferencesNational Transportation Statistics, Appendix B: Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-TRA-000358",
  "term": "Sampling error",
  "field": "Transportation",
  "definition": "The estimated inaccuracy of the results of a study when a population sample, rather than a census, is used to explain the behavior of the total population. (Also referred to as margin of error and standard error.)",
  "references": [
    "National Transportation Statistics, Appendix B: Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/transportation/sampling-error/"
}

Record 358 of 450 in Transportation terminology (MLC-0120). Request the full dataset.