broad cross-section

English Marketing Economics

Then we stress-tested these findings with a broad cross-section of Zurich business leaders.

Responses

4 +9	a large and representative sample	Jack Doughty
3	a large number of representatives	Edith Kelly

6 mins

Jack Doughty

United Kingdom

Native in English & English

Selected

a large and representative sample

I would have thought "tested on" would be better than "tested with".

Peer comment(s):

agree	Ken Cox : 'tested with' is common US usage, and (for the sake of the asker) 'representative' in the sense that they represented businesses of varied types and sizes (a broad spectrum) 9 mins
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agree	Suzan Hamer : "Tested on" sits better with me, or even "tested in".... 10 mins
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agree	Sheila Wilson 20 mins
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agree	Bianca Jacobsohn 21 mins
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agree	Lalit Sati 2 hrs
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agree	Anton Baer 2 hrs
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agree	Gary D 7 hrs
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neutral	B D Finch : Just a note that a "broad cross section" indicates to me that it is not a scientifically selected sample, i.e. not randomised or stratified. 9 hrs
agree	Phong Le 11 hrs
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agree	Pham Huu Phuoc 19 hrs
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