A researcher wants to determine what percentage of the population in the Southeastern United States would use a mass transit system if it were well-maintained.He gets telephone books from every city with over 200,000 people in those states and selects the fifteenth name in the middle column on every 100^th page as his sample.He has made a _____ error. A) targeting B) random C) nonprobability D) frame E) reliability

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The researcher has made a frame error because the sampling frame (telephone books) may not accurately represent the entire population, as not everyone has a listed phone number, and it excludes those without landlines or those who have moved.

A Researcher Wants to Determine What Percentage of the Population