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jayhills49

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What was the reason the Literary Digest incorrectly forecast the winner of the 1936 presidential election?
 
  a. Quota sampling
  b. A biased sample
   c. Random sampling
   d. Exit polling

Question 2

Which of the following was not initially a reason for public opinion research?
 
  a. To find out the public's voting intentions
   b. To figure out the public's view on issues
   c. For journalistic promotion
  d. For entertainment


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shailee

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Reply #1 on: Jul 9, 2018
Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

b


jayhills49

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Reply 2 on: Jul 9, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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