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Sampling is used in statistics because you can't possibly ask everyone in the world how old they are in order to find out the average age of all humans. But by getting a representative sample, you can make a pretty accurate estimation of the average age of everyone on the planet.

Another less obvious reason sampling is used is to get rid of bias. If you ask 10 of your friends if they like apples and 9 of them say they do, you can't say that 90% of people like apples. Maybe 90% of your friends, but it's very important to get a sample that accurately represents and reflects the population you are studying.

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