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- adjective Not adequately
sampled orsurveyed .
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Maley and Marshall 1998: To be confident in our hypotheses of relations among the animal phyla we need to gather more DNA sequences, especially from undersampled phyla; develop better methods of DNA analysis on the basis of more realistic models of DNA evolution; and develop independent data sets using morphological, developmental, and other molecular data to corroborate or falsify specific hypotheses or to combine in total-evidence analyses.
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In fact, the normal 4 channel video downlink from ISS is undersampled relative to normal NTSC so that it fits into available bandwidth.
Only NASA Could Make Space Exploration Boring - NASA Watch 2008
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Since women who married out of the faith were undercounted on the lists, they were undersampled, and it appeared that fewer Jewish women married out than was actually the case.
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Also, based on the huge overall increase of people participating in the primaries to-date, it's clear that Obama is bringing people out who haven't previously bothered and are very likely undersampled in these polls, both on the Democrat and Independent side.
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In short the groups that support Obama are undersampled and those less likely to support Obama or participate in voting at that high of percentage are oversampled.
Poll: National Race Tightening; McCain's Advantage On Leadership Holding Firm 2009
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Another issue: they also undersampled lower income voters.
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I think there's strong evidence that the black vote in Georgia is being undersampled in these polls.
Polls: Obama Sealing The Deal In Colorado And Virginia, Running Well In Other Red States 2009
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This occurs with other factors as well, for example the "Shy Tory" effect, which undersampled Conservative voters in British elections.
TPM Track Composite: Presidential Race Could Be Tightening 2009
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This WMUR sample didn't include Friday night, when young voters are dramatically undersampled.
Election Central | Talking Points Memo | CNN/UNH Poll: Obama Rockets To Ten-Point Lead 2009
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The other polls still show Udall with some kind of lead (other than Quinnipiac, though its crosstabs make it look like they undersampled Democrats), and not a single poll has come out with Schaffer holding any kind of lead.
Sean Wang: A Look at the 2008 Senate Races, August Edition 2008
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