One should not compromise on the essential standard of representativeness of the corpus as a whole. A corpus is only good if it can be reasonably trusted to represent the way language is used by those people whose usage one is interested in describing.
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Representativeness — Rep re*sent a*tive*ness, n. The quality or state of being representative. [1913 Webster] Dr. Burnet observes, that every thought is attended with consciousness and representativeness. Spectator. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
representativeness — representative ► ADJECTIVE 1) typical of a class or group. 2) containing typical examples of many or all types: a representative sample. 3) (of a legislative or deliberative assembly) consisting of people chosen to act and speak on behalf of a… … English terms dictionary
representativeness — ivnə̇s noun ( es) 1. : the quality or state of being representative his representativeness as an American 2. : the characteristic of a specific scientific experiment that makes it an adequate sample of the general case … Useful english dictionary
Representativeness heuristic — The representativeness heuristic is a heuristic wherein commonality between objects of similar appearance is assumed. While often very useful in everyday life, it can also result in neglect of relevant base rates and other errors. The… … Wikipedia
representativeness — noun see representative I … New Collegiate Dictionary
representativeness — See representatively. * * * … Universalium
representativeness — The ability to give a reasonably accurate portrayal of the research subject s characteristics and known diversity. As applied to survey samples, or case study samples, this is judged by the extent to which key characteristics of the sample are… … Dictionary of sociology
representativeness — reprɪ zentÉ™tɪvnɪs n. quality of serving on behalf of someone else, vicariousness, state of being representative n. state of being representative … English contemporary dictionary
representativeness — rep·re·sent·a·tive·ness … English syllables
Daniel Kahneman — Born March 5, 1934 (1934 03 05) (age 77) Tel Aviv, Israel … Wikipedia
