subsample
A smaller portion of an original sample, created by trimming, subdividing, splitting or discrete collection of the original sample.
Noun
- A smaller portion of an original sample, created by trimming, subdividing, splitting or discrete collection of the original sample.
- A portion of the original sample that is representative in nature to that of the original sample, thereby assuring equivalency in results from tests and analysis either upon the subsample or the original material, independent of their size.
- A second rater scored a subsample of copies ( n = 36 copies of both hands) and achieved high interrater reliability on the 2D and 4D measurements as well as the 2D:4D ratio with the initial rater (all intraclass r s >...
- Mahalanobis used a visual method of approximating the standard error of the income at all the fractiles of the covariate for the same graph by taking two independently selected "interpenetrating subsamples" and...
- In a statement, McDonald’s cited tests conducted in Colorado, the state that had the most cases reported in the outbreak. On its website, the state’s Agriculture Department said that tests were done on “dozens of...
Origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Proto-Indo-European *h₁em-der. Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin eximō Latin exemplumbor. Old French essainplebor. Middle English saumple English sample English subsample From sub- + sample.
Forms
Verb
- To take subsamples from.
- The State Department of Social Services on April 11 released studies indicating statewide ineligibility of 2 to 4 per cent for federally aided cases and 5 per cent for home relief cases. The state's subsampling for New...
- “Each sample, regardless of how I initially store it, is subsampled and dried in a food dehydrator for a few hours at about 100 degrees Fahrenheit, then vacuum sealed in plastic,” Ms. Gormezano said. - 2007 June 5,...