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Encyclopedia > Stratified

Stratification is the building up of layers of deposits, and can have several variations of meaning:

  • Social stratification, is the dividing of a society into levels based on wealth or power.
  • Stratification in archaeology are the layers in which objects are found.
  • Stratification (botany).
  • See stratified sampling for the use of stratification in survey sampling. The term "stratified sampling" is also refers a method of variance reduction in Monte Carlo methods.
  • In logic, stratification is a layering of predicate symbols to guarantee unique interpretations and to avoid paradoxical definitions like Russell's paradox.
  • Stratification is a separate meaning as applied to manifolds, and singularity theory, of a decomposition into pieces with specified relationships on fitting together.
  • In music stratification is a layering of musical texture or the independent operating of more than one parameter simultaneously.

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NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Stratified sampling (1002 words)
In statistics, stratified sampling is a method of sampling from a population.
A stratified survey could thus claim to be more representative of the US population than a survey of simple random sampling or systematic sampling.
Stratified sampling techniques are generally used when the population is heterogeneous, or dissimilar, where certain homogeneous, or similar, sub-populations can be isolated (strata).
Stratified insole for the internal ventilation and control of the microclimate of a shoe - Patent 7024803 (1108 words)
Stratified insole for a shoe according to claim 1, characterized in that the second layer in correspondence with the upper interface disposes of channels that develop from the anterior part, corresponding to the toe area of the insole, to the posterior part corresponding to the heel area of said layer of material.
Stratified insole for a shoe according to claim 1, wherein at least the second layer of insulating material is obtained from a compound on a base of SEBS block copolymers (styrene-ethylene-butadiene-styrene).
Stratified insole for a shoe according to claim 1, wherein the third layer of insulating material connected to said second layer is obtained from a compound based on SEBS block copolymers (styrene-ethylene-butadiene-styrene).
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