cross-sectional sample
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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 ofsamplefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The means are computed from across-sectionalsampleof teenage women.
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Although the findings presented here clearly demonstrate significant syntactic development in adolescence, it should be kept in mind that across-sectionalsamplewas used.
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Thecross-sectionalsamplerevealed the emergence of the imperfect in states (in the third year) and its spread to activities (in the fourth year).
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Determining the size of across-sectionalsampleto estimate the age-specific incidence of an irreversible disease.
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Additionally, thecross-sectionalsamplealso revealed the emergence of the imperfect in states (in the third year) and its spread to activities (in the fourth year).
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A newcross-sectionalsampleis drawn every six years.
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Note that we do not know based on onecross-sectionalsampleif obesity is increasing or decreasing; we can only describe the current proportion.
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Thiscross-sectionalsampleprovides us with a snapshot of that population, at that one point in time.
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The cross-sectional samples are based on semispontaneous speech in which the children were asked to talk about past events.
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This pattern of nouns before verbs has been reported in both longitudinal and cross-sectional samples and is consistent across methods of data collection.
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Studies to date have relied on cross-sectional samples to examine the acquisition of definitional skill.
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Third, cross-sectional samples contain a relatively high proportion of long-term cases.
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She studied cross-sectional samples totalling 100 children, varying in age from two- to seven-years using a set of colour matching, colour naming, and colour comprehension procedures.
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