Why is your sampling frame important with respect to your ability to generalize your results beyond your sample?

What will be an ideal response?


Your sampling frame includes all the potential respondents you could contact. If you don't have a complete list of your population, it is impossible to define a method that would lead to a probabilistic sample. Such a sample requires knowledge of the population. Without a probabilistic sample, you don't know to whom you can generalize.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The term bureaucratic authoritarianism refers to a government led by the armed forces and

a. land-owning elites. b. the Catholic Church. c. elected officials. d. regional strongmen. e. key civilian allies, often professional economists, engineers, and administrators.

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_____________ security focuses on a global common and comprehensive security

A) Worldwide B) Human C) Global D) Food

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Define balance of payments. What is the difference between a positive balance of payments and a negative balance of payments? Explain why a negative balance of payments is considered detrimental to a country’s economy.

What will be an ideal response?

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