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Stratified Sampling
Sampling within defined groups to control their representation.
Strata and sampling weights should match the analysis goal.
Example
A split preserves approximately the same class proportions in each subset.
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Stratified Sampling. Sampling within defined groups to control their representation. Strata and sampling weights should match the analysis goal. For example: A split preserves approximately the same class proportions in each subset.
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