alleryStart learning →The 1936 Literary Digest poll had two million replies but failed. Why?
AWeighted by stratum
BToo small to be useful
CDrawn without replacement
DBiased by lists used
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Biased by lists used
Names came from subscription and telephone lists that leaned Republican, so a very large sample was still deeply flawed.
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