Election results are not effective as opinion polls because they

a. are extremely susceptible to fraud.
b. are not randomly selected.
c. are not usually reflective of the will of the people.
d. reflect a small minority of the population.
e. reveal only the choices of voters, not their motives.


ANS: E

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