Opinion Poll Bias: The 1936 Literary Digest Sample
Explain why millions of responses did not make the 1936 opinion poll representative, and distinguish coverage, nonresponse, and quota sampling.
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Explain why millions of responses did not make the 1936 opinion poll representative, and distinguish coverage, nonresponse, and quota sampling.
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