In 1936, the Literary Digest conducted a telephone survey that incorrectly predicted the results of that year's presidential election. The survey was wrong because:

a. it did not take sample biases into account.
b. most respondents lied.
c. researchers were not able to interview every voter.
d. there was low voter turnout.


A

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