overall sample
collocation in Englishmeaningsofoverallandsample
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overall
adverb[before noun]
adjective
uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈrɔːl/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈɑːl/
in general rather than in particular, or including all the people or things in a particular group ...
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sample
noun[C]
uk/ˈsɑːm.pəl/us/ˈsæm.pəl/
a small amount of something that shows you what the rest is or should ...
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(Definition ofoverallandsamplefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The following discussion concentrates on the total period and only main changes between sub-periods compared to theoverallsampleare commented on.
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A cluster number of 40 was chosen as the figure that minimized theoverallsamplesize while remaining a realistic recruitment goal.
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Theoverallsamplesize is too small to allow detailed analysis by age group, ' ethnicity ' or class.
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An exact determination of the distribution of theoverallsamplesize is computationally barely feasible.
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They did not significantly differ from theoverallsampleon the independent and dependent variables.
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Despite the excellent retention, theoverallsampleis small by today's standards, which limits the power and kinds of potential analyses.
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Beginning with the compulsory elements of school music-making, 67 per cent of ouroverallsamplereported enjoying their class music lessons.
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In total, there were 63 refusals so thatoverallsamplesize was 678 with about a 10 per cent refusal rate.
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Theoverallsamplerepresented the majority (70%) of all therapists advertized in each region.
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Each group thus created represents about 20 per cent of theoverallsample.
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The claim weakens further if some children in theoverallsampleare excluded due to uninterpretable responses.
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Reported sample sizes are substantially less than the 366 observations in theoverallsample, because not all respondents emitted all pollutants.
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Of theoverallsampleof 1692 subjects, 242 (14.2 %) declined to participate, 57 (3.4 %) had died and 15 (0.9 %) were not traceable.
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In theoverallsample, 74 % were white, 39 % were currently married, and 67 % were employed.
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Fourthly, theoverallsamplesize was relatively small for a study of this nature, relative to others in the literature.
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When theoverallsampleis analysed, expulsion could be obscured by a higher rate of acquisition.
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In our sample, this could however reflect the male excess in theoverallsample, with males comprising 64 % of the total head-injured individuals from which the samples were drawn.
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If we use constant parameter values corresponding to theoverallsamplemeans, as in table 1, the critical value of the carrying capacity is 817 (expressed in millions).
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The number of children with one or the other of the two risk factors was at or very near the prevalence for the problem trajectory in theoverallsample.
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