MEANING
A defined group within a larger population, identified by a shared feature or specified condition.
Use it for
identifying a target group within a wider population; limiting a claim to the group actually relevant; distinguishing a population subgroup from a subsample of observed casesDistinguishes a defined subset of the target population from the observed subset of an actual sample. Academic functions: Research / Methodology.
Words that belong together
- a target subpopulation
- a defined subpopulation
- subpopulation differences
On the page
The estimate applies to the subpopulation of adults currently in paid employment.
A finding for one subpopulation should not automatically be generalized to the entire population.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- subpopulation
Usage notes
Countable: subpopulation, subpopulations. Sub-population is a hyphenated variant. Register: technical. Commonness: uncommon (qualitative editorial estimate, informed by dictionaries/corpus).
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