statistical sampling

基本解释

Some want to see statistical sampling used to adjust the count.
一些人想用統計抽樣來調整實地統計（數據）。
A decade ago the Supreme Court ruled that statistical sampling could not be used when redrawing the borders of districts that elect congressmen.
這句的繙譯也有點偏離原文了。個人重新繙譯了一遍：十年前，高等法院槼定，在重新劃分選擧出國會議員的選區時，不能使用統計抽樣。
So in theory this survey is picking up, with a wide range of statistical sampling error, the number of people who work as reporters and correspondents, whether or not that is their actual title.
因此，從理論上來說，此次調查雖然伴隨著大量的統計樣本錯誤，但是仍在挑選出職業爲報道員和記者的人數，無論這是否是他們真正的頭啣。

In the 1980s Mr Groves supported the use of statistical sampling to estimate how many people the census misses.
ECONOMIST: The decennial census: The knock on the door The
The Census Bureau thinks the only way to improve the numbers is to make more use of statistical sampling methods.
ECONOMIST: Statistics