Collocations for sample - noun
1. small quantity of sth
ADJ.
blood, DNA, faecal, RNA, rock, serum, tissue, urine, etc. | biopsy, clinical
VERB + SAMPLE
collect, take | provide
All the athletes had to provide a urine sample.
All the athletes had to provide a urine sample.
analyse, study, test
SAMPLE + NOUN
book
We looked at sample books to choose the furniture fabric.
We looked at sample books to choose the furniture fabric.
bottle
PREP.
~ of
samples of tissue
samples of tissue
2. people in a survey
ADJ.
small | large, wide | population | representative | random
VERB + SAMPLE
draw
a sample drawn from men aged 35-40
a sample drawn from men aged 35-40
SAMPLE + VERB
comprise sth, consist of sth
Our sample comprised 250 catering workers.
Our sample comprised 250 catering workers.
SAMPLE + NOUN
size
A larger sample size yields more reliable data.
A larger sample size yields more reliable data.
survey | group
PREP.
~ of
a wide sample of people
a wide sample of people