"sampling error" meaning in English

See sampling error in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: sampling errors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sampling error (countable and uncountable, plural sampling errors)
  1. (statistics) The error caused by observing a sample instead of the whole population. Wikipedia link: sampling error Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Statistics
    Sense id: en-sampling_error-en-noun-MSLnCM7b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

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