Answer:
a part of the population that represents the entire population
Explanation:
A sample simply refers to a smaller group of observation usually drawn from a larger group or a collection of the total possible observation that fits a particular or specific characteristic(population). This smaller group or subset of observation is usually chosen to be representative of the larger group of population. Representative Samples are usually obtained by drawing at random from the population and are very important where using the entire population for a study seems impossible or very expensive or intensive.