Term:
Coverage error
Definition:
Error caused by a failure to cover adequately all components of the population being studied, which results in differences between the target population and the sampling frame.
Domain:
SDMX Glossary
Source:
Statistical Office of the United Nations, "Handbook of Household Surveys, Revised Edition", Studies in Methods, Series F, No. 31, United Nations, New York, 1984 (http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/household_surveys_1984_EN.pdf)
