sample size
Say it: SAM-pul size /ˈsɑːmp(ə)l saɪz/ · noun
What “sample size” means
How many people or observations a study includes.
More precisely: The number of people or observations in a study; small ones give unreliable results.
Example: “Three friends loving your idea is a tiny sample size, not market research.”
When to use it
In research or surveys, for the number studied, which affects how precise and dependable the results may be.
Similar words
sample, number of observations
Quick check
A researcher measures the heights of eighty pupils before calculating an average. What term describes how many pupils were measured?
population size or sample size?
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sample size
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