Nonprobability samplingSampling is the use of a subset of the population to represent the whole population or to inform about (social) processes that are meaningful beyond the particular cases, individuals or sites studied. Probability sampling, or random sampling, is a sampling technique in which the probability of getting any particular sample may be calculated. In cases where external validity is not of critical importance to the study's goals or purpose, researchers might prefer to use nonprobability sampling.
Repliement de spectrethumb|300px|Ce graphique démontre le repliement du spectre d'un signal sinusoïdal de fréquence f = 0,9, confondu avec un signal de fréquence f = 0,1 lors d'un échantillonnage de période T = 1,0. Le repliement de spectre (aliasing en anglais) est un phénomène qui introduit, dans un signal qui module une fréquence porteuse ou dans un signal échantillonné, des fréquences qui ne devraient pas s'y trouver, lorsque la fréquence porteuse ou la fréquence d'échantillonnage sont inférieures à deux fois la fréquence maximale contenue dans le signal.
Sampling errorIn statistics, sampling errors are incurred when the statistical characteristics of a population are estimated from a subset, or sample, of that population. It can produced biased results. Since the sample does not include all members of the population, statistics of the sample (often known as estimators), such as means and quartiles, generally differ from the statistics of the entire population (known as parameters). The difference between the sample statistic and population parameter is considered the sampling error.
Quantification (signal)En traitement des signaux, la quantification est le procédé qui permet d'approcher un signal continu par les valeurs d'un ensemble discret d'assez petite taille. On parle aussi de quantification pour approcher un signal à valeurs dans un ensemble discret de grande taille par un ensemble plus restreint. L'application la plus courante de la quantification est la conversion analogique-numérique mais elle doit le développement de sa théorie aux problèmes de quantification pour la compression de signaux audio ou .
UndersamplingIn signal processing, undersampling or bandpass sampling is a technique where one samples a bandpass-filtered signal at a sample rate below its Nyquist rate (twice the upper cutoff frequency), but is still able to reconstruct the signal. When one undersamples a bandpass signal, the samples are indistinguishable from the samples of a low-frequency alias of the high-frequency signal. Such sampling is also known as bandpass sampling, harmonic sampling, IF sampling, and direct IF-to-digital conversion.
BandlimitingBandlimiting refers to a process which reduces the energy of a signal to an acceptably low level outside of a desired frequency range. Bandlimiting is an essential part of many applications in signal processing and communications. Examples include controlling interference between radio frequency communications signals, and managing aliasing distortion associated with sampling for digital signal processing. A bandlimited signal is, strictly speaking, a signal with zero energy outside of a defined frequency range.
Iterative reconstructionIterative reconstruction refers to iterative algorithms used to reconstruct 2D and 3D images in certain imaging techniques. For example, in computed tomography an image must be reconstructed from projections of an object. Here, iterative reconstruction techniques are usually a better, but computationally more expensive alternative to the common filtered back projection (FBP) method, which directly calculates the image in a single reconstruction step.
Tomographic reconstructionTomographic reconstruction is a type of multidimensional inverse problem where the challenge is to yield an estimate of a specific system from a finite number of projections. The mathematical basis for tomographic imaging was laid down by Johann Radon. A notable example of applications is the reconstruction of computed tomography (CT) where cross-sectional images of patients are obtained in non-invasive manner.
