MEANING
The defined list or operational source from which eligible members of a study’s sample can be selected.
Use it for
A researcher needs to say exactly which list or source supplied the possible participants.Makes sampling coverage explicit and helps identify where selection or exclusion bias may enter.
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Because its sampling frame excluded rural schools, the survey could not represent all students.
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