Collocations withsample
These are words often used in combination withsample.
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audio sample
The amplitude of each audio sample is derived from the magnitude of the final output value.
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biased sample
The likelihood of having a biased sample can thus be reduced and the validity of results can be increased.
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biological sample
In the present work, for the same biological sample and the same genetic typing method, robustness of the results was greatly influenced by the number of loci.
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biopsy sample
However, when a biopsy sample consists purely of malignant giant cells, the cells tend to be single and disaggregated.
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blood sample
At interview, a blood sample was collected and assayed for influenza antibodies.
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clinical sample
However, in contrast to the earlier finding in the clinical sample, obsessionality did not predict persistence.
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collected sample
For the calibration of particle sizers test particles or a suitably collected sample ultimately has to be absolute-sized using optical or electron microscopy.
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combined sample
Males and females were analysed separately at first and then as a combined sample.
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composite sample
The six soil subsamples of each plot were pooled into a composite sample.
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convenience sample
The patients represent a convenience sample taken from a population of patients who had received either a spinal cord stimulator or an implantable pain pump.
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conversational sample
In a nine-minute conversational sample he found 206 words ending in voiceless plosives, of which 61 occurred in turn-final position and 145 in turn-medial position.
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core sample
In this case, the core sample goes through a transit centre where viruses are detected and where sanitation eventually takes place, whenever necessary.
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cross-sectional sample
The means are computed from a cross-sectional sample of teenage women.
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entire sample
The small-country effect, although somewhat lower than that in the full sample, still shows fertility climbing with land area over almost the entire sample.
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faecal sample
On farm, the 1 g faecal sample only detected 13.3 % (2/15) of all positive pigs necropsied on farm.
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final sample
The final sample consisted of 711 mother, father, and offspring triads.
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independent sample
Reliability is demonstrated by replicating subtype patterns in an independent sample or within a random sample selected from the original, larger sample.
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initial sample
In such systems the initial sample would be prepared and separated by standard electrophoretic or porous membrane techniques.
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large sample
Our resources were limited to one mailing of a large sample.
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limited sample
Even in the limited sample of tasks in which above chance performance has been reported, blindsight performance does not equal that of normals.
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lunar sample
It was constructed to provide permanent storage of the lunar sample collection in a physically secure and non-contaminating environment.
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non-clinical sample
Strictly speaking, because our study only concerned a non-clinical sample, our conclusions should only address non-pathological functioning.
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normative sample
Standardization of the behavioral dimensions by the normative sample and normative comparisons highlighted group differences.
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original sample
The original sample of 267 mothers in their third trimester of pregnancy were recruited from public health clinics.
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overall sample
The following discussion concentrates on the total period and only main changes between sub-periods compared to the overall sample are commented on.
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paired sample
This was followed up with paired sample t-tests.
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plasma sample
The measurement cuvette with the blood plasma sample is placed inside the water thermostat.
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pooled sample
One pooled sample failed to give a positive signal, possibly due to the failure of not adding a microfilaria to the sample.
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population-based sample
In a population-based sample, depressive symptoms predicted greater medical care utilization, independent of a number of medical severity measures.
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present sample
The present sample of 32 children included 18 girls and 14 boys, whose ages ranged from 9 to 13 years.
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probability sample
Secondly, a probability sample of 15 households were selected from the urban enumeration areas and 20 households were selected from the rural enumeration areas.
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purposive sample
We also had an initial purposive sample of 27 studies, provided by an expert in the field.
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representative sample
To get stable item parameters, items are typically pretested on what is considered a representative sample of test takers.
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saliva sample
A saliva sample was collected during the interview as par t of the instructions for collecting two morning saliva samples on successive mornings.
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sample estimate
We simply assume that the sample mean and the sample estimate of burstiness are the same as the theoretical values.
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sample preparation
The number of seeds tested, reject/accept criteria, sample preparation steps and method used for testing are all elements of the testing plan.
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sample size
On the face of it, we have an effective sample size of nine!
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sediment sample
A similar result was obtained during the validation exercise in which there was one false negative attributed to a coarse sand and gravel sediment sample.
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selected sample
Therefore, the simulation sample is a selected sample of mid-career and older workers.
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serum sample
Thus, 854 of the 960 women (89 %) had more than one serum sample. 159 women had two serum samples and 646 had three.
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small sample
For some species and sites numbers of males and females at the site of oviposition were very low, resulting in small sample sizes.
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soil sample
Additionally, a soil sample from near the burial site was taken and analyzed with low level -spectrometry.
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sperm sample
Since the tube containing the freeze-dried sperm sample was sealed under air in the present study, the drying sperm may absorb moisture from the air and be oxidized.
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stool sample
A second stool sample was obtained from the positive farm workers as well as from their household contacts.
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stratified sample
The study is based on a stratified sample with an over-representation of risk cases.
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tissue sample
In parallel, a database is generated providing the array coordinates for each tissue sample.
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total sample
In a total sample of 6,414 households, there are 1,607 with children under the age of 16 including 352 lone mothers.
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writing sample
Applicants present, among other items, a rsum, 2-3 page personal philosophical statement, and a 5-10 page academic writing sample.
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