A simple random sample is a subset of a statistical population where each member of the population is equally likely to be chosen.

Key Points Random sampling is a random means of gathering data points from all groups. It eliminates bias within your data sets by using randomness to gather points. True random sampling gives a ...

Researchers choose simple random sampling to make generalizations about a population. Major advantages include its simplicity and lack of bias.

Resources Simple random sampling applet: Simple Random Sampling Applet In a simple random sample, each individual in the population has an equal probability of being chosen. Additionally, each sample ...

Simple random sampling of possible telephone numbers, within existing telephone exchanges, is inefficient because only about 20 percent of these numbers are actually telephone numbers assigned to ...