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RANDOM SAMPLING NUMBERS

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Definition:
Sets of numbers used for the drawing of random samples. They are usually compiled by a process involving a chance element and in their simplest form consist of a series of digits 0 to 9 occurring (so far as can be ascertained) at random with equal probability.

Source Publication:
A Dictionary of Statistical Terms, 5th edition, prepared for the International Statistical Institute by F.H.C. Marriott. Published for the International Statistical Institute by Longman Scientific and Technical.

Statistical Theme: Methodological information (metadata)

Created on Sunday, May 26, 2002