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Die Stichprobe der Studie umfasst nur zwölf Vögel aus einem einzigen Park. The study's sample includes only twelve birds from a single park.

noun · C1

die Stichprobe

[ˈʃtɪçˌpʁoːbə]

sample, spot check

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Other Examples

  • Ich halte die Stichprobe für zu klein, um daraus allgemeine Schlüsse zu ziehen.

    I think the sample is too small to draw general conclusions from it.

  • Wie habt ihr eure Stichprobe ausgewählt - zufällig oder nach bestimmten Kriterien?

    How did you select your sample - at random or according to certain criteria?

  • In seinem Restaurant macht Bruno jeden Morgen Stichproben und prüft die Haltbarkeitsdaten.

    In his restaurant, Bruno does spot checks every morning and checks the use-by dates.

Grammar

Plural
die Stichproben In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? die Stichprobe die Stichproben
Die Stichprobe der Studie umfasst nur zwölf Vögel aus einem einzigen Park. The study's sample includes only twelve birds from a single park.
Accusative wen? was? die Stichprobe die Stichproben
Dative wem? der Stichprobe den Stichproben
Genitive wessen? der Stichprobe der Stichproben

How the Word Is Built

Stich root probe root

A compound: Stich + die Probe

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

die Probeder Stichstichprobenartig

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