Representativeness

MCI said where the survey sample was not representative of the resident population by gender, age, or race, it was weighted accordingly to ensure representativeness.

Since the state department is uncertain uncertain about the representativeness of the first sample the waters will be retested.

The Department of Health is uncertain about the representativeness of the first sample.

David Granger was a member of the Disciplined Forces Commission that specifically examined the question of the “representativeness” of all the Forces in 2003.

Other attendees, including SSMU VP External Marina Cupido, raised questions about the representativeness of the working group’s composition.

Randomized stratification can also be used to improve population representativeness in a study.

The representativeness heuristic may lead to errors such as activating stereotypes and inaccurate judgements of others (Haselton et al., 2005, p. 726).

The researcher may provide some alternative justification for the representativeness of the sample.

This often improves the representativeness of the sample by reducing sampling error.