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Noun: proportional sample
  1. (statistics) the population is divided into strata and a random sample is taken from each stratum
    "The pollster used a proportional sample to ensure representation from all age groups";
    - stratified sample, representative sample

Derived forms: proportional samples

Type of: sample, sample distribution, sampling

Encyclopedia: Proportional sample