When Literary Digest incorrectly predicted the results of the 1936 election after polling only its own readers, its failure was because
A. its readers were asked to guess as to the outcome, rather than offering up their own opinions.
B. it had not obtained a random sample of the population.
C. its readers were generally wealthy, and not reflective of the population at large.
D. its readers were asked to guess as to the outcome, rather than offering up their own opinions, and it had not obtained a random sample of the population.
E. it had not obtained a random sample of the population, and its readers were generally wealthy, and not reflective of the population at large.
Answer: E
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