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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 ...

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A behind-the-scenes blog about research methods at Pew Research Center. For our latest findings, visit pewresearch.org. Ask a survey methodologist to explain random sampling, or how non-probability ...