The survey was sent to a representative sample of US households.
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a representative sample — (of sth) ► MARKETING a small group that contains the same mixture of people or things that is found in a bigger group, so that it is able to provide useful information about the bigger group : »The survey was sent to a representative sample of US … Financial and business terms
representative — A person appointed on behalf of another to carry out the acts and formalities required by customs rules. Representatives may be either Direct or Indirect. A representative must state who they are acting on behalf of, specify the type of… … Financial and business terms
sample — ▪ I. sample sam‧ple 1 [ˈsɑːmpl ǁ ˈsæm ] noun [countable] 1. a number of people or things chosen from a large group to take part in studies that provide information about the whole group: sample of • Of a sample of executives in 600 companies,… … Financial and business terms
representative — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ chief, leading, main ▪ senior ▪ sole ▪ I was the sole representative of the committee … Collocations dictionary
sample — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 people in a survey ADJECTIVE ▪ large, small ▪ total ▪ population ▪ national ▪ ran … Collocations dictionary
survey — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 study of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ comprehensive, detailed, extensive, full, in depth, large scale, major, systematic ▪ b … Collocations dictionary
test — The event of a price movement that approaches a support level or a resistance level established earlier by the market. A test is passed if prices do not go below the support or resistance level, and the test is failed if prices go on to new lows… … Financial and business terms
Miskito grammar — This article provides a grammar sketch of the Miskito language, the language of the Miskito people of the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua and Honduras, a member of the Misumalpan language family. There also exists a brief typological overview of the… … Wikipedia
Backmasking — (also known as backward masking)[1] is a recording technique in which a sound or message is recorded backward on to a track that is meant to be played forward. Backmasking is a deliberate process, whereas a message found through phonetic reversal … Wikipedia
