statistical sampling

基本解释

Some want to see statistical sampling used to adjust the count.
一些人想用统计抽样来调整实地统计（数据）。
A decade ago the Supreme Court ruled that statistical sampling could not be used when redrawing the borders of districts that elect congressmen.
这句的翻译也有点偏离原文了。个人重新翻译了一遍：十年前，高等法院规定，在重新划分选举出国会议员的选区时，不能使用统计抽样。
So in theory this survey is picking up, with a wide range of statistical sampling error, the number of people who work as reporters and correspondents, whether or not that is their actual title.
因此，从理论上来说，此次调查虽然伴随着大量的统计样本错误，但是仍在挑选出职业为报道员和记者的人数，无论这是否是他们真正的头衔。

In the 1980s Mr Groves supported the use of statistical sampling to estimate how many people the census misses.
ECONOMIST: The decennial census: The knock on the door The
The Census Bureau thinks the only way to improve the numbers is to make more use of statistical sampling methods.
ECONOMIST: Statistics