Telephone Directories Are Notorious for Being Inadequate Sampling Frames

question 11

Essay

Telephone directories are notorious for being inadequate sampling frames. Suppose the population were defined as "all telephone subscribers in the directory's service area." What criticisms could you make of the telephone directory as a sampling frame?​

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Definitions:

Unliquidated Debt

A debt for which the exact monetary value has not been determined.

Preexisting Duty

An obligation that a party is already legally bound to fulfill, which cannot serve as consideration for a new contract.

Accord and Satisfaction

A legal settlement where an agreement is made to discharge a claim by providing some form of compensation that differs from the original obligation.

Liquidated Debt

A debt for which the exact monetary value has been determined and acknowledged by both the debtor and the creditor.