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Keywords: Population, Extent, Reflect, Sample, Whole

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Reflecting a target population.

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Similar to or typical of the population as a whole.

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Refers to the extent to which a sample reflects the "truth" for the whole population in the study. The sampling technique should aim to ensure that the views of the population are reflected by the sample.

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The extent to which a sample reflects characteristics of the population from which it was taken. How closely characteristics of the sample resemble or match characteristics of the population.

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In statistical sampling, when the sample is considered to accurately reflect the larger whole, or target population, from which the sample is taken.

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The extent to which sample data or members reflect accurately the characteristics of the population from which they are drawn.

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Reflecting the characteristics or nature of the larger population to which one wants to generalize.

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