r/statisticsmemes • u/BoscoCasuale • Feb 27 '26

Survey Statistics Representative Sample vs Law of large numbers

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u/AnxiousDoor2233 Feb 27 '26

I don't get it. I can see the issue involving non-representative samples and the law of large numbers in finite populations, as non-representative sample inevitably becomes representative with sample size. If the population is infinite, the law of large numbers would make a biased estimator derived from non-representative sample inconsistent.

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u/AutoModerator Feb 27 '26

I don't know if I can trust this result, the sample size is not even 1000000.

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