Learn how acceptance sampling improves quality control by evaluating random samples. Discover its methods, benefits, and historical significance in manufacturing.

The first video in Pew Research Center’s Methods 101 series helps explain random sampling – a concept that lies at the heart of all probability-based survey research – and why it’s important. Fresh ...

Discover how simple random sampling ensures accurate and unbiased population research, offering efficiency and fairness over ...

Pew Research Center designed this study to assess the current state of online survey sampling methods – both probability-based and opt-in – and determine their accuracy on general population estimates ...

Imagine you're tasked with sending a team of football players onto a field to assess the condition of the grass (a likely task for them, of course). If you pick their positions randomly, they might ...