[Home](./index.md) > [@datashaper/schema](./schema.md) > [SampleArgs](./schema.sampleargs.md) ## SampleArgs interface Signature: ```typescript export interface SampleArgs ``` ## Properties | Property | Modifiers | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [emitRemainder?](./schema.sampleargs.emitremainder.md) | | boolean | (Optional) Whether to preserve and emit the non-sampled records via the 'unsampled' output port. | | [proportion?](./schema.sampleargs.proportion.md) | | number | (Optional) If table size is unknown ahead of time, specify a proportion of rows to sample. If size is specified, it will be used instead, otherwise computed from this proportion using the table.numRows() | | [seed?](./schema.sampleargs.seed.md) | | number | (Optional) The randomization seed to use for sampling to ensure stable sampling. | | [size?](./schema.sampleargs.size.md) | | number | (Optional) Number of rows to sample from the table. This takes precedence over proportion. |