Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior

Maxwell H.H. Mak; Andrew H. Sidman

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Election Outcome Forecasting Models

By: Maxwell H.H. Mak & Andrew H. Sidman
In:Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior
Chapter DOI:https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412963886
Subject:Political Behavior (general), Electoral Systems, Elections & Political Campaigns
Keywords:congressional elections; election outcome forecasting models; elections; forecasting; polling; presidential elections; voting

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ELECTION FORECAST MODELS attempt to predict the outcome of elections. There are generally two main streams for election forecasts. First, there are survey polls in which survey respondents from a random sample of the voting population are asked variants of the ...

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  Mak, M., & Sidman, A. (2008). Election outcome forecasting models. In Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior (pp. 209-210). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412963886
  
  Mak, Maxwell H.H., and Andrew H. Sidman. "Election Outcome Forecasting Models." In Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior, edited by Mak, Maxwell H.H., and Andrew H. Sidman, 209-10. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412963886.
  
  Mak, M. and Sidman, A. 2008. Election Outcome Forecasting Models. In: Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior. Maxwell H.H. Mak and Andrew H. Sidman Editors, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 209-210 Available at: <https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412963886> [Accessed 3 Dec 2023].
  
  Mak, Maxwell H.H. and Andrew H. Sidman. "Election Outcome Forecasting Models." Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior. Edited by Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008, pp. 209-10. Sage Knowledge, doi: https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412963886.
  
  Mak, Maxwell H.H., and Andrew H. Sidman. Election outcome forecasting models. In Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2008: 209-210. doi:10.4135/9781412963886
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