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Fix typo found by Aunt Samia
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\index{Population of interest|(}The set or group we want to survey is known as the population of interest or the target population. The population of interest could be broad, such as “all adults age 18+ living in the U.S.” or a specific population based on a particular characteristic or location. For example, we may want to know about "adults aged 18--24 who live in North Carolina" or "eligible voters living in Illinois." \index{Population of interest|)}

\index{Sampling frame|(}However, a sampling frame with contact information is needed to survey individuals in these populations of interest. If we are looking at eligible voters, the sampling frame could be the voting registry for a given state or area. If we are looking at more board populations of interest, like all adults in the United States, the sampling frame is likely imperfect. In these cases, a full list of individuals in the United States is not available for a sampling frame. Instead, we may choose to use a sampling frame of mailing addresses and send the survey to households, or we may choose to use random digit dialing (RDD) and call random phone numbers (that may or may not be assigned, connected, and working).
\index{Sampling frame|(}However, a sampling frame with contact information is needed to survey individuals in these populations of interest. If we are looking at eligible voters, the sampling frame could be the voting registry for a given state or area. If we are looking at more broad populations of interest, like all adults in the United States, the sampling frame is likely imperfect. In these cases, a full list of individuals in the United States is not available for a sampling frame. Instead, we may choose to use a sampling frame of mailing addresses and send the survey to households, or we may choose to use random digit dialing (RDD) and call random phone numbers (that may or may not be assigned, connected, and working).

\index{Coverage error|(}These imperfect sampling frames can result in coverage error where there is a mismatch between the population of interest and the list of individuals we can select. For example, if we are looking to obtain estimates for "all adults aged 18+ living in the U.S.," a sampling frame of mailing addresses will miss specific types of individuals, such as the homeless, transient populations, and incarcerated individuals. Additionally, many households have more than one adult resident, so we would need to consider how to get a specific individual to fill out the survey (called within household selection) or adjust the population of interest to report on "U.S. households" instead of "individuals."\index{Coverage error|)}

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These errata are in the print version. They have been corrected in the online version.

## Chapter 2

The word **broad** not **board** should be in the following sentence. "If we are looking at more **broad** populations of interest, like all adults in the United States, the sampling frame is likely imperfect."

## Appendix A.3 {-}

Stata files have the extension of `.dta`. There are a few instances of using the function `read_dat()` instead of `read_dta()` on Page 315.
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