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What ruined the 1936 Literary Digest election prediction?
ASevere bias in who was sampled
BToo few replies were received
CCounting errors in the final tally
DA tiny sample of one village
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Severe bias in who was sampled
Respondents came from magazine subscription lists, so the sample was severely biased even though over two million replied.
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