{"product_id":"understanding-elections-through-statistics-9781032621869","title":"Understanding Elections through Statistics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eElections are random events.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom individuals deciding whether to vote, to individuals deciding who to vote for, to election authorities deciding what to count, the outcomes of competitive democratic elections are rarely known until election day or beyond. \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Elections\u003c\/i\u003eexplores this random phenomenon from three primary points of view: predicting the election outcome using opinion polls, testing the election outcome using government-reported data, and exploring election data to better understand the people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for those with only a brief introduction to statistics, this book takes you on a statistical journey from how polls are taken to how they can  and should  be used to estimate current popular opinion. Once an understanding of the election process is built, we turn towards testing elections for evidence of unfairness. While holding elections has become the \u003ci\u003ede facto\u003c\/i\u003e proof of government legitimacy, those electoral process\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019144429911,"sku":"9781032621869","price":54.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032621869.jpg?v=1750779448","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/understanding-elections-through-statistics-9781032621869","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}