As part of a political opinion poll, a researcher sent a questionnaire to every hundredth person on a list of students enrolled at an American college. Which of the following is the sampling frame?
A) Sending the questionnaires
B) Deciding which college to study
C) Seeing which questionnaires are returned
D) Choosing every hundredth student on the enrollment list

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The sampling frame is the list of students enrolled at the American college, and the researcher chose every hundredth student on this list as the sample. Therefore, D is the correct answer. A (sending the questionnaires) is the sampling method, B (deciding which college to study) is the research design, and C (seeing which questionnaires are returned) is a step in data collection.

As Part of a Political Opinion Poll, a Researcher Sent