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A researcher discovers that their sampling frame—a list of residential landline phone numbers—excludes approximately 25% of the local community who only use cell phones. If the researcher increases their random sample size from 400 to 800 people using this same list, they will effectively eliminate the bias introduced by the incomplete list.
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A researcher discovers that their sampling frame—a list of residential landline phone numbers—excludes approximately 25% of the local community who only use cell phones. If the researcher increases their random sample size from 400 to 800 people using this same list, they will effectively eliminate the bias introduced by the incomplete list.
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