sampling fraction
noun [C] MARKETING, MEASURESDefinition
› the relationship between the size of a group taking part in a study and the size of the larger group that they belong to: Given the low sampling fraction (5%), the data cannot be considered statistically representative.
(Definition of sampling fraction noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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