The Literary Digest Made the Inaccurate Prediction That Alfred Landon

question 32

Multiple Choice

The Literary Digest made the inaccurate prediction that Alfred Landon would win the presidential election in 1936 because:

• A) Their sample included very few people in its dataset.
• B) The sample applied improper statistical techniques to the data.
• C) Their sample was skewed toward middle- and high-income individuals.
• D) The election offered little real choice to voters.

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