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The group of people who participate in a trial. Generally, the greater the number of participants, the lesser the likelihood of reaching a false conclusion. However, when a drug shows effectiveness against a life-threatening condition, researchers may need only a small sample of people to determine if the treatment is effective. Still, they must test another group to learn about the risks associated with the treatment.
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The use of a predetermined, finite number of observations to project the characteristics of a larger population.
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Refers to a representative portion of the population from which information is gathered.
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the probabilistic, systematic, or judgmental selection of a sub-element from a larger population, with the aim of approximating a representative picture of the whole.
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removing and/or examining a portion of an entire set (ie, examining three leaves per plant on 20 plants in a 10
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