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representativt

Representativt is a Swedish adjective and adverb form meaning “in a representative manner” or “representative.” It is used to describe how something reflects or stands for a larger group, especially in connection with samples, data, or appearances. The neuter singular form representativt is used when qualifying neuter nouns (for example, ett representativt urval) or, in some cases, as an adverbial expression.

In statistics and research, representativt describes how well a sample or dataset reflects the characteristics of

Etymology: representativt derives from representativ, which comes from Latin representativus, via French représentation or related forms,

Examples:

- Ett representativt urval av befolkningen gör att resultaten kan generaliseras bättre.

- Studieresultaten var representativt för de målgrupper som studerats.

See also: representativt urval, urval, slumpmässigt urval, populationsdefinition. Representativt is a practical criterion in research and

a
larger
population.
A
representative
sample
has
distributions
of
age,
gender,
education,
income,
and
other
variables
that
are
similar
to
those
of
the
population
being
studied.
Achieving
representativt
requires
appropriate
sampling
methods,
careful
design,
and
consideration
of
potential
biases
such
as
nonresponse
or
undercoverage.
The
concept
is
central
to
the
generalizability
of
study
results.
and
into
Swedish,
where
it
gained
its
current
use
in
both
descriptive
and
statistical
contexts.
assessment,
indicating
that
findings
are
likely
to
mirror
the
broader
group
under
consideration.