A sample composed of matched pairs; (also) a sample in which the same attribute is measured twice under different circumstances; frequently attributive (also in plural).
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in Journal of the American Statistical Association.
Definition of matched sample in US English:
matched sample
noun
Statistics
A sample composed of matched pairs; (also) a sample in which the same attribute is measured twice under different circumstances; frequently attributive (also in plural).
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in Journal of the American Statistical Association.