A sample in which every element in the population has an equal chance of being selected.
Identical probability of each population item being selected for a sample. Also, the use of random numbers to select a random sample from a population.
A fraction of the population that is selected at random (ie all individuals have an equal chance of selection).
Every item in the population has the same chance of being selected for a random sample, with no favouritism.
A group selected randomly, solely by chance. ... (12 Dec 1998) ... 
one in which each element of a population has the same chance of being selected, in the expectation of getting a representative sample so that generalizations can be made about the entire population. Called also probability sample.
A sample taken from any given population in which each person maintains equal chances of being selected.
Often used in research, a method of sampling members of a large group, such as a population, in which everyone has an equal chance of being selected
Type: Term Definitions: 1. a selection on the basis of chance of individuals or items in a population for research; selection is made in such a way that all members presumably have the same chance of being selected.
Random sample: A group selected randomly, solely by chance.
[n] - a sample in which every element in the population has an equal chance of being selected 2. [n] - a sample grabbed at random
A sample in which each individual or object in the population has an equal chance of being selected
noun a sample grabbed at random