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Sampling Unit

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Definition

The smallest unit used in the selection of a sample.

Examples

If the sample consists of a selection of households from the population of households, then the sampling unit is a household. If we further select a random sample of individuals from each household, now the sampling unit is an individual.

See Also

Sample
Sampling