A sampling-frame is a human-made enumeration of all units in a target population, constructed as the concrete set from which a sample is drawn. It operates through two parameters: (1) completeness — whether every eligible unit appears, and (2) accuracy — whether the listed units match the target population. The frame persists through documentation (lists, databases, registries) and governs every subsequent sampling step; a defective frame introduces coverage error that no later technique can fix. [formal: limites samplingis | substrate: mind | horizon: a life | explicit: yes | epoch: 0.01]
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sampling-frame
A sampling-frame is a human-made enumeration of all units in a target population, constructed as the concrete set from which a sample is drawn. It operates through two parameters: (1) completeness — whether every eligible unit appears, and…
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Why it is in scope
A human-made enumeration or list of all units in a target population, constructed by researchers as the concrete set from which samples are actually drawn — the bridge between the theoretical population and the practical act of sampling.
Names and aliases
- sampling-frameen · CANONICAL
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- cmrxj3acr03cmsoacx73fal1oDEPENDS_ON →
A sampling frame is the concrete list or source from which a sample is drawn. It only operates within the context of statistical sampling. Remove statistical sampling (statistics) and the sampling frame concept ceases to operate — it is not a standalone concept. Present-tense dependency, not just historical.
- cmrnyl9bb03izd1nl28m5grkdINSTANCE_OF →
A sampling frame IS a specific kind of catalog — it is a structured list of sampling units from which a sample is drawn. A competent speaker would call a sampling frame 'a catalog' of the population elements. INSTANCE_OF is correct per Law 9 (specific→general).
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- Jul 23, 2026, 1:12 PM UTC
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