Which Is a Possible Explanation for the Failure of Scientific

question 74

Multiple Choice

Which is a possible explanation for the failure of scientific sampling method in the 1948 U.S.election when Dewey was solidly predicted to defeat Truman?

• A)The error was in assuming that respondents who said they were decided would wind up voting in the same ratio as those who had already undecided.
• B)The error was in assuming that respondents who said they were undecided would wind up voting in the same ratio as those who had already decided.
• C)The error was in assuming that non-respondents would wind up voting in the same ratio as those who had already decided.
• D)The error was in assuming that Democrats who said they were undecided would wind up voting in the same ratio as those Republicans who had already decided.

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