For Exercises 3.17 and 3.18 see page 130; for 3.19 and 3.20, see pages 131–132; for 3.21 and 3.22, see page 134; for 3.23 and 3.24, see page 136; and for 3.25, see page 138.
3.25 Random digit dialing.
The list of cases from which a sample is actually selected is called the sampling frame. Ideally, the frame should include every case in the population, but in practice this is often difficult. A frame that leaves out part of the population is a common source of undercoverage.
3.25
(a) Households not listed in the telephone directory are omitted. They may not own a phone or choose to have their number unlisted. (b) Random digit dialing would include those that are unlisted but own a phone.