Definition
The process of selecting items from a group to stand for the group as a whole. Sampling techniques include exemplary sampling, exceptional sampling, illustrative sampling, and systematic sampling.
Introduction
Sampling is a form of archival appraisal.
Systematic sampling is a technique of selecting items from a group based on some formal characteristic, without regard to the content of the items. Characteristics can include alphabetical, numerical, or chronological order.
Related terms
Selection