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- noun Plural form of
oversample . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
oversample .
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Examples
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Suffice to say that when a poll "oversamples" a subgroup, it's for the purpose of being able to draw more reliable conclusions about that subsample.
New Poll Shows No Real Imbalance In Potential Dem Defections To McCain 2009
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I read the original story about the poll mentioning the black "oversamples" yersterday and I knew what it meant -- they polled more blacks, but then they weighted the results to make the final numbers fair and representative.
Pollster: We Did Not Over-Represent African Americans In Asking About Wright 2009
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Numbers nerd Nate Silver, who sifts through a couple of more Rossi v. Murray polls, including another brand new one — Rasmumssen poll that has Rossi and Murray tied — tries to get to the bottom of it all — for example, he points out that the Survey USA Poll with Rossi far in the lead, oversamples gun owners.
Rossi vs. Murray: Survey USA vs. Rasmussen vs. Elway « PubliCola 2010
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So while the survey grossly oversamples really, really old people, they are the ones who turn out to vote in droves.
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The poll conducted by Lake Research Partners for Americans For Democratic Action Education Fund surveyed 1,000 adults with oversamples of 500 African Americans, 500 Latino/as, and 250 lower-income whites.
Celinda Lake: Americans Favor For-Profit Higher Education 2009
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This poll oversamples this age group by over 100%.
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The poll conducted by Lake Research Partners for Americans For Democratic Action Education Fund surveyed 1,000 adults with oversamples of 500 African Americans, 500 Latino/as, and 250 lower-income whites.
Celinda Lake: Americans Favor For-Profit Higher Education 2009
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Unlike the SurveyUSA poll, PPP * way* oversamples in the 65+ range, esp. in comparison with NC's actual population.
PPP: North Carolina Primary A Dead Heat, Hillary Stronger Than Obama In Ohio 2009
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BTW, that outlier Battleground daily tracker poll that oversamples (big time) old folks (well, they don't weight for age, per Nate Silver) and kept showing a McCain +2 lead through yesterday.
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The map stage oversamples areas of low population density.
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