Sample Survey Larger Random Current Small Amount Noun

• the interviews were given to a random sample of students.
• the survey covers a representative sample of schools.
• a sample survey
• the current study has a larger sample size than earlier studies.

sample

1. a number of people or things taken from a larger group and used in tests to provide information about the group
• The interviews were given to a random sample of students.
• The survey covers a representative sample of schools.
• a sample survey
• The current study has a larger sample size than earlier studies.
• We studied a large population sample.

Extra Examples

• Our sample comprised 250 catering workers.
• The research was based on samples from 29 populations.
• a random sample drawn from men aged 35–40
• The results are based on a sample of 100 people drawn from different areas and social classes.
2. a small amount of a substance taken from a larger amount and tested in order to obtain information about the substance
• a blood/urine/tissue/DNA sample
• Samples of the water contained pesticide.
• A small sample of blood must be tested by a doctor.
• to collect/obtain/take a sample
• We analyzed samples from more than a dozen common tree species.
• Her sample contained traces of the banned steroid.

Extra Examples

• All the athletes had to provide a urine sample.
• samples of tissue
3. a small amount or example of something that can be looked at or tried to see what it is like
• ‘I'd like to see a sample of your work,’ said the manager.
• a free sample of shampoo
• Would you like a sample of the fabric to take home?
• We looked at sample books to choose the fabric.
4. a piece of recorded music or sound that is used in a new piece of music
• ‘Candy’ includes a swirling sample from a Walker Brothers song.

Word Origin

• Middle English (as a noun): from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French essample ‘example’. Current senses of the verb date from the mid 18th cent.