AI engineering glossary · Probability
What is simple random sample?
Simple random sample: A sample in which every possible group of a given size from the population is equally likely to be chosen. It is the basic benchmark against which other sampling designs are compared.
Simple random sample: an example
Drawing 50 roll numbers from a class list of 300 using a fair lottery draw.
Related terms
More Probability terms
- Simpson's paradox
- Skewness
- Standard deviation
- Standard normal distribution
- Stationary distribution
- Stratified sampling
- Survivorship bias
- Systematic sampling
Where you learn it
Simple random sample is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.