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Why did the first opinion poll on a presidential election—in Literary Digest in 1936—fail to predict the outcome?

A.
The sample was too small.

B.
The sample was not random.***

C.
The sampling relied on landlines.

D.
The sampling was too early in the election year.

I believe it was biased (so thus B)
6 years ago

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Ms. Sue
I agree.
6 years ago
anonymous_facts
yes B is correct
4 years ago

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