One of the Problems with the Literary Digest Poll Taken

question 20

Multiple Choice

One of the problems with the Literary Digest poll taken prior to the 1936 presidential election was:

• A) Many of the people in the population could not afford a telephone.
• B) The sample size was too small.
• C) The population was too large.
• D) The responses were biased because of the way the questions were phrased.
• E) Most people were not at home at the time the calls were made.

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