The HRAF Probability Sample: Retrospect and Prospect
- 1 August 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Behavior Science Research
- Vol. 14 (3) , 211-229
- https://doi.org/10.1177/106939717901400304
Abstract
This paper reviews the selection of the original HRAF "probability sample" of sixty cultural units and the status of their respective data re trieval files. It presents a detailed description of the sampling procedure now being used for selecting an additional sixty cultural units, and a report on the status of the respective files developed thus far. Supporting manuals and computer programs are noted briefly.Keywords
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