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In surveys, samples
of potential respondents are drawn to represent the target population
of interest. The sampling frame is the list of the population
from which the sample is drawn. The sampling frame may consist
of:
In order to make inferences
from survey data, the researcher must understand how the sampling
frame defines the population represented, as well as which population
groups are excluded. For example, MEPS and MCBS use different
sampling frames and therefore although both surveys are nationally
representative, they represent different populations.
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