Multiple Choice
In 1936,the news magazine Literary Digest obtained the opinions of over two million Americans regarding the presidential election.The results suggested that Landon would win in a landslide over Franklin D.Roosevelt.A few weeks later,FDR won in a landslide.The results of the survey were not valid,and this was due to
A) a lack of random assignment.
B) a sampling bias.
C) poor wording of questions' variables.
D) a lack of experimental control.
Correct Answer:

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Correct Answer:
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