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In mathematics, a sample of a population is a subset that is obtained to investigate the parent population's properties.

Sample is a high school-level concept that would be first encountered in a probability and statistics course. It is an Advanced Placement Statistics topic and is listed in the California State Standards for Grade 6.


Classroom Articles on Probability and Statistics (Up to High School Level)

  • Arithmetic Mean
  • Mode
  • Box-and-Whisker Plot
  • Outlier
  • Conditional Probability
  • Problem
  • Histogram
  • Scatter Diagram
  • Mean
  • Standard Deviation
  • Median