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Definition of sampling error noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sampling error

noun
 
/ˈsɑːmplɪŋ erə(r)/
 
/ˈsæmplɪŋ erər/
(statistics)
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  1. a situation in which a set of results or figures does not show a true situation, because the group of people or things it was based on was not typical of a wider group
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