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31 produkter
The Oxford Handbook of Polling and Survey Methods
Av Lonna Rae Atkenson, R. Michael Alvarez
Inbunden, 2018
2810 kr
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The methodologies used to study public opinion are now in flux. The primary polling method of the last half-century, the telephone survey, is rapidly becoming obsolete as a data collection method. At the same time, new methods of contacting potential respondents and obtaining their response are …
Oxford Handbook of Polling and Survey Methods
Av R. Michael Alvarez, Lonna Rae Atkeson
E-bok, 2018
1962 kr
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The methodologies used to study public opinion are now in flux. The primary polling method of the last half-century, the telephone survey, is rapidly becoming obsolete as a data collection method. At the same time, new methods of contacting potential respondents and obtaining their response are …
Oxford Handbook of Polling and Survey Methods
Av R. Michael Alvarez, Lonna Rae Atkeson
E-bok, 2018
1962 kr
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The methodologies used to study public opinion are now in flux. The primary polling method of the last half-century, the telephone survey, is rapidly becoming obsolete as a data collection method. At the same time, new methods of contacting potential respondents and obtaining their response are …
Information and Elections
E-bok, 2010
606 kr
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R. Michael Alvarez examines how voters make their decisions in presidential elections. He begins with the assumption that voters have neither the incentive nor the inclination to be well-informed about politics and presidential candidates. Candidates themselves have incentives to provide ambiguous …
Information and Elections
Häftad, 1998
384 kr
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R. Michael Alvarez examines how voters make their decisions in presidential elections. He begins with the assumption that voters have neither the incentive nor the inclination to be well-informed about politics and presidential candidates. Candidates themselves have incentives to provide ambiguous …
Essential Mathematics for Political and Social Research
Av Jeff Gill, R. Michael Alvarez m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
786 kr
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Essential Mathematics for Political and Social Research addresses an educational deficiency in the social and behavioral sciences. This 2006 book was the first of its kind to specifically address the comprehensive introduction to the mathematical principles needed by modern social scientists. The …
Hard Choices, Easy Answers
Values, Information, and American Public Opinion
Av R. Michael Alvarez, John Brehm
Häftad, 2002
431 kr
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Those who seek to accurately gauge public opinion must first ask themselves: Why are certain opinions highly volatile while others are relatively fixed? Why are some surveys affected by question wording or communicative medium (e.g., telephone) while others seem immune? In Hard Choices, Easy …
New Faces, New Voices
The Hispanic Electorate in America
Av Marisa A. Abrajano, R. Michael Alvarez
Häftad, 2012
576 kr
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Making up 14.2 percent of the American population, Hispanics are now the largest minority group in the United States. Clearly, securing the Hispanic vote is more important to political parties than ever before. Yet, despite the current size of the Hispanic population, is there a clear Hispanic …
Hard Choices, Easy Answers
Values, Information, and American Public Opinion
Av John Brehm, R. Michael Alvarez
E-bok, 2020
599 kr
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Those who seek to accurately gauge public opinion must first ask themselves: Why are certain opinions highly volatile while others are relatively fixed? Why are some surveys affected by question wording or communicative medium (e.g., telephone) while others seem immune? In Hard Choices, Easy …
Election Fraud
Detecting and Deterring Electoral Manipulation
Av R. Michael Alvarez, Thad E. Hall m. fl.
Häftad, 2008
375 kr
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Allegations of fraud have marred recent elections around the world, from Russia and Italy to Mexico and the United States. Such charges raise fundamental questions about the quality of democracy in each country. Yet election fraud and, more broadly, electoral manipulation remain remarkably …
Election Fraud
Detecting and Deterring Electoral Manipulation
Av R. Michael Alvarez, Thad E. Hall m. fl.
E-bok, 2009
405 kr
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Allegations of fraud have marred recent elections around the world, from Russia and Italy to Mexico and the United States. Such charges raise fundamental questions about the quality of democracy in each country. Yet election fraud and, more broadly, electoral manipulation remain remarkably …
Point, Click, and Vote
The Future of Internet Voting
Av R. Michael Alvarez, Thad E. Hall
Häftad, 2003
284 kr
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Whether responding to a CNN.com survey or voting for the NFL All-Pro team, computer users are becoming more and more comfortable with Internet polls. Computer use in the United States continues to growmore than half of all American households now have a personal computer. The next question, then, …
Point, Click, and Vote
The Future of Internet Voting
Av R. Michael Alvarez, Thad E. Hall
E-bok, 2003
296 kr
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Whether responding to a CNN.com survey or voting for the NFL All-Pro team, computer users are becoming more and more comfortable with Internet polls. Computer use in the United States continues to growmore than half of all American households now have a personal computer. The next question, then, …
Evaluating Elections
A Handbook of Methods and Standards
Av R. Michael Alvarez, Lonna Rae Atkeson m. fl.
Inbunden, 2012
1302 kr
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In competitive and contested democratic elections, insuring integrity is critical. Evaluating Elections shows why systematic analysis and reporting of election performance is important and how data-driven performance management can be used by election officials to improve elections. The authors …
Election Administration in the United States
The State of Reform after Bush v. Gore
Av R. Michael Alvarez, Bernard Grofman
Inbunden, 2014
1351 kr
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Some of the nation's leading experts look at various aspects of election administration, including issues of ballot format, changes in registration procedures, the growth in the availability of absentee ballot rules and other forms of 'convenience voting', and changes in the technology used to …
Nonpartisan Primary Election Reform
Mitigating Mischief
Av R. Michael Alvarez, J. Andrew Sinclair
Inbunden, 2015
850 kr
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Over the years, observers of American politics have noted the deleterious effects of party polarization in both the national and state legislatures. Reformers have tried to address this problem by changing primary election laws. A theory underlies these legal changes: the reformers tend to believe …
Computational Social Science
Discovery and Prediction
Inbunden, 2016
1649 kr
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Quantitative research in social science research is changing rapidly. Researchers have vast and complex arrays of data with which to work: we have incredible tools to sift through the data and recognize patterns in that data; there are now many sophisticated models that we can use to make sense of …
Computational Social Science
Discovery and Prediction
Häftad, 2016
518 kr
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Quantitative research in social science research is changing rapidly. Researchers have vast and complex arrays of data with which to work: we have incredible tools to sift through the data and recognize patterns in that data; there are now many sophisticated models that we can use to make sense of …
Election Administration in the United States
The State of Reform after Bush v. Gore
Av R. Michael Alvarez, Bernard Grofman
Häftad, 2014
471 kr
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Some of the nation's leading experts look at various aspects of election administration, including issues of ballot format, changes in registration procedures, the growth in the availability of absentee ballot rules and other forms of 'convenience voting', and changes in the technology used to …
Evaluating Elections
A Handbook of Methods and Standards
Av R. Michael Alvarez, Lonna Rae Atkeson m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
429 kr
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In competitive and contested democratic elections, insuring integrity is critical. Evaluating Elections shows why systematic analysis and reporting of election performance is important and how data-driven performance management can be used by election officials to improve elections. The authors …
Nonpartisan Primary Election Reform
Mitigating Mischief
Av R. Michael Alvarez, J. Andrew Sinclair
Häftad, 2015
569 kr
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Over the years, observers of American politics have noted the deleterious effects of party polarization in both the national and state legislatures. Reformers have tried to address this problem by changing primary election laws. A theory underlies these legal changes: the reformers tend to believe …
Securing American Elections
How Data-Driven Election Monitoring Can Improve Our Democracy
Av R. Michael Alvarez, Nicholas Adams-Cohen m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
308 kr
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The integrity of democratic elections, both in the United States and abroad, is an important problem. In this Element, we present a data-driven approach that evaluates the performance of the administration of a democratic election, before, during, and after Election Day. We show that this …
Securing American Elections
How Data-Driven Election Monitoring Can Improve Our Democracy
Av Yimeng Li, Seo-young Silvia Kim m. fl.
E-bok, 2020
294 kr
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The integrity of democratic elections, both in the United States and abroad, is an important problem. In this Element, we present a data-driven approach that evaluates the performance of the administration of a democratic election, before, during, and after Election Day. We show that this …
Securing American Elections
How Data-Driven Election Monitoring Can Improve Our Democracy
Av Yimeng Li, Seo-young Silvia Kim m. fl.
E-bok, 2020
294 kr
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The integrity of democratic elections, both in the United States and abroad, is an important problem. In this Element, we present a data-driven approach that evaluates the performance of the administration of a democratic election, before, during, and after Election Day. We show that this …
Election Administration in the United States
The State of Reform after Bush v. Gore
Av Bernard Grofman, R. Michael Alvarez
E-bok, 2014
457 kr
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Some of the nation''s leading experts look at various aspects of election administration, including issues of ballot format, changes in registration procedures, the growth in the availability of absentee ballot rules and other forms of ''convenience voting'', and changes in the technology used to …
Election Administration in the United States
The State of Reform after Bush v. Gore
Av Bernard Grofman, R. Michael Alvarez
E-bok, 2014
457 kr
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Some of the nation''s leading experts look at various aspects of election administration, including issues of ballot format, changes in registration procedures, the growth in the availability of absentee ballot rules and other forms of ''convenience voting'', and changes in the technology used to …
Computational Social Science
Discovery and Prediction
E-bok, 2016
500 kr
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Quantitative research in social science research is changing rapidly. Researchers have vast and complex arrays of data with which to work: we have incredible tools to sift through the data and recognize patterns in that data; there are now many sophisticated models that we can use to make sense of …
Computational Social Science
Discovery and Prediction
E-bok, 2016
514 kr
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Quantitative research in social science research is changing rapidly. Researchers have vast and complex arrays of data with which to work: we have incredible tools to sift through the data and recognize patterns in that data; there are now many sophisticated models that we can use to make sense of …
Electronic Elections
The Perils and Promises of Digital Democracy
Av Thad E. Hall, R. Michael Alvarez
E-bok, 2010
419 kr
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Since the 2000 presidential election, the United States has been embroiled in debates about electronic voting. Critics say the new technologies invite tampering and fraud. Advocates say they enhance the accuracy of vote counts and make casting ballots easier--and ultimately foster greater political …
New Faces, New Voices
The Hispanic Electorate in America
Av R. Michael Alvarez, Marisa A. Abrajano
E-bok, 2010
400 kr
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A comprehensive look at Hispanic voters in the United States Making up 14.2 percent of the American population, Hispanics are now the largest minority group in the United States. Clearly, securing the Hispanic vote is more important to political parties than ever before. Yet, despite the current …
