Sample space: Practical experiments for teaching sampling

This paper presents a series of practical experiments that can be used to demonstrate the ideas of sampling at all levels, from introductory to advanced. The material presented consists of a brief introduction to sampling, the "Sample Space" star map, and two sampling experiments based on the map. It is presented in a form that can be used directly for teaching classes or for individual study. Further experiments can be found in Petocz (1990). Three of these were described in the original draft of this paper, as presented at the ICOTS Conference, and are available from the author on request.