For the Literary Digest poll of 1936 the magazine sent out questionnaires to 10 million people, of whom 2.3 million answered the questionnaire. What was the main problem with this poll?
A) Wrong sampling frame
B) Volunteer response
C) Response bias
D) Selection bias

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The main problem with the Literary Digest poll of 1936 was volunteer response, meaning that those who chose to respond were likely not representative of the general population, leading to biased results.

For the Literary Digest Poll of 1936 the Magazine Sent