Telephone Directories Are Notorious for Being Inadequate Sampling Frames for Public

question 18

Essay

Telephone directories are notorious for being inadequate sampling frames for public opinion polls. What problems are associated with using the telephone directory as a sampling frame in a public opinion poll?

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