L'échantillon aléatoire
Example: Nous avons pris un échantillon aléatoire pour l'étude.
Definition
"L'échantillon aléatoire" refers to a randomly selected subset of individuals or items from a larger population, ensuring each member has an equal chance of being chosen. This method is commonly used in research to obtain unbiased and representative data for studies.
Etymology
The term "l'échantillon aléatoire" combines 'échantillon,' meaning 'sample,' derived from Old French 'eschantillon,' related to 'escheoir' meaning 'to fall out,' and 'aléatoire,' stemming from the Latin 'aleatorius,' meaning 'pertaining to dice or chance.' Together, the phrase literally means a 'chance sample,' highlighting its foundation in randomness.
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"L'échantillon aléatoire" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - Research - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 108 commonly used words.
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the random sample