Why did Literary Digest predict the 1936 presidential election incorrectly?
A. Only a small number of ballots were actually returned.
B. The sample was badly biased for an election that divided the electorate strongly along economic lines.
C. The size of the sample was too big so that the margin of error in the poll was not precise.
D. The ballots were sent out from Kansas, where one of the contenders lived.
Answer: B
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