# Sampling

*Math & Statistics — Finicade finance glossary*

Studying a manageable subset to learn about a whole population you can't measure directly. Monte Carlo pricing is sampling in action — draw enough random paths and their average reveals the answer.

**Also known as:** moving-windows, window-choice

**Related terms:** [Monte Carlo Simulation](https://finicade.com/glossary/monte-carlo), [Standard Error](https://finicade.com/glossary/standard-error), [Confidence Interval](https://finicade.com/glossary/confidence-interval)

**Taught in:** Charter Climb — Statistics & Probability

Source: https://finicade.com/glossary/sampling