statistical sampling — The use of random selection and probability theory to determine the size of a sample and to evaluate the results using this sample. Statistical sampling provides a measure of the sampling risk to assist an auditor to draw conclusions on the total … Accounting dictionary
Statistical Assessment Service — (STATS) is an American non profit organization which critiques the media s presentation of scientific findings and statistical evidence. The organization, founded in 1994, declares on its website that ...Our goals are to correct scientific… … Wikipedia
Sampling theory — may mean:* Nyquist–Shannon sampling theorem, digital signal processing (DSP) * statistics, statistical sampling * Fourier sampling … Wikipedia
non-statistical sampling — See: judgmental sampling … Accounting dictionary
Sampling design — In the theory of finite population sampling, a sampling design specifies for every possible sample its probability of being drawn.Mathematically, a sampling design is denoted by the function P(S) which gives the probability of drawing a sample S … Wikipedia
Sampling (statistics) — Sampling is that part of statistical practice concerned with the selection of individual observations intended to yield some knowledge about a population of concern, especially for the purposes of statistical inference. Each observation measures… … Wikipedia
Statistical survey — Statistical surveys are used to collect quantitative information about items in a population. Surveys of human populations and institutions are common in political polling and government, health, social science and marketing research. A survey… … Wikipedia
Sampling — may refer to: Sampling (signal processing), converting a continuous signal into a discrete signal Sampling (graphics), converting continuous colors into discrete color components Sampling (music), re using portions of sound recordings in a piece… … Wikipedia
Statistical process control — (SPC) is an effective method of monitoring a process through the use of control charts. Control charts enable the use of objective criteria for distinguishing background variation from events of significance based on statistical techniques. Much… … Wikipedia
Statistical literacy — is a term used to describe an individual s or group s ability to understand statistics. Statistical literacy is necessary for citizens to understand material presented in publications such as newspapers, television, the internet. Numeracy is a… … Wikipedia
