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Election Betting Markets Also Failed to Predict Result
A few fortunate political punters cashed in last week after Donald Trump defied the odds to win the White House
Vote Holds Many Important Lessons For Election Forecasters
The failure of the last-minute polls in Britain provides some insights for the U.S. presidential election
Silicon Valley Reassessing Social Media’s Power Post Vote
Value of traditional polling is among practices that have come under question following rise of social media’s power
In First, Voters to Get Real-Time Election Projections
Data startup company VoteCastr will offer real-time election projections in overhaul of longstanding practice
Election Also Will Be Test For American Polling Guru Nate Silver
Nate Silver became famous after his statistical polling model correctly predicted the results of the 2012 vote
Mock Election Study Finds People Can Detect Rigged Voting
People were not deceived by researchers attempts to pass a rigged voting system as a fair choice
Do Election Campaign Souvenirs Predict Results?
It’s boom times for businesses that deal in political campaign souvenirs with only a week left to cash in
The Rise of Artificial Intelligence Polling Models
Accurate predictions by Professor Allan Lichtman has focused attention on using artificial intelligence polling
Physicists Promise Accurate Election Predictions Using Twitter
New analytical tools by physicists at the City College of New York promise accurate election predictions with Twitter