====== Sampling ====== In archaeology, the term "Sampling" can be used in a variety of meanings. Here we are dealing with //statistical// sampling. To take a simple 25% random sample of weight and calculate descriptive statistics of the sample: > WeightSample <- sample(Weight,10) To evaluate differences between the sample and the population: > summary(WeightSample) > summary(Weight) ---- [[Start]] · [[Data description]] · [[Transforming variables]] · [[Tables]] · [[Pictorial displays]] · [[Measures of position and variability]] · **Sampling** · [[Tests of difference]] · [[Tests of distribution]] · [[Correlation]] · [[Tests of association]]