- Definition
Imagine you have a list of things, like students in a class. To pick a sample, you randomly choose a starting point and then pick every "nth" item from there, like every 5th student, until you have your group.
systematic random sampling is a term used in Ontario’s Kindergarten to Grade 8 curriculum.
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