Sampling may refer to:

• Sampling (signal processing), converting a continuous signal into a discrete signal
• Sampling (music), re-using portions of sound recordings in a piece
• Sampling (statistics), selection of observations to acquire some knowledge of a statistical population
• Sampling (case studies), selection of cases for single or multiple case studies; information-oriented sampling
• Audit sampling, application of audit procedures to less than 100% of items within a class of transactions or account balance such that all sampling units have a chance of selection.

Specific types of sampling include: In signal processing, sampling is the reduction of a continuous signal to a discrete signal. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Sampling is that part of statistical practice concerned with the selection of individual observations intended to yield some knowledge about a population of concern, especially for the purposes of statistical inference. ... A common misunderstanding about case study research is that one cannot generalize from a case study. ...

• Chorionic villus sampling, a method of detecting fetal abnormalities
• Food sampling, a method of promoting food items to consumers
• Oil sampling, the process of collecting samples of oil from machinery for analysis
• Theoretical sampling, the process of selecting comparison cases or sites in qualitative research

Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) is a form of prenatal diagnosis to determine genetic abnormalities in the fetus. ... Food Sampling is a fairly new concept. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Theoretical sampling is a term coined by Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss in 1967 in the context of social research to describe the process of choosing new research sites or research cases to compare with one that has already been studied. ... Qualitative research is one of the two major approaches to research methodology in social sciences. ...

See also

• Sample
• Sampler

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