When Literary Digest incorrectly predicted the results of the 1936 election after polling only its own readers, its failure was because

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The failure of Literary Digest's prediction can be attributed to not obtaining a random sample of the population, which is described in option B. Additionally, its readers were not reflective of the population at large, as they were generally wealthy. This is described in option C. Therefore, the correct answer is E, which includes both options B and C. Option A is incorrect, as Literary Digest did not ask its readers to guess the outcome, but instead conducted a poll.

When Literary Digest Incorrectly Predicted the Results of the 1936