RANDOM-DIGIT DIALING

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N., Pam M.S.
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Used in telephone sampling, the researcher selects the area code and then allows software to generate the last digits randomly.

RANDOM-DIGIT DIALING: "Random digit dialing is useful if random subjects are to be chosen from a specific area code."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. STRATIFIED RANDOM SAMPLING
  2. RETROSPECTIVE SAMPLING
  3. FIXED FACTOR
  4. CANCELLATION TEST
  5. SAMPLING
  6. RECODING
  7. TABLE OF RANDOM NUMBERS
  8. ARTIFACT IN RESEARCH
  9. SEMANTIC CODE
  10. SPLIT-SPAN TEST
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "RANDOM-DIGIT DIALING," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 28, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/random-digit-dialing/ (accessed April 19, 2021).
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