ELECTIONS: ANALYTICS AND BEYOND, 2nd Edition

EC2016 Volume 3

Sheldon Jacobson, Volume Editor

Jason J. Sauppe, Volume Co-editor

Kiera Dobbs, Updated Volume Co-editor

Wenda Zhang, Updated Volume Co-editor

Anne G. Robinson, Series Editor

Advanced analytics has found a home in the political arena. From forecasting elections, to allocating advertising budgets for campaigns, to computational redistricting to combat gerrymandering, advanced analytics have demonstrated an uncanny knack for gaining insights where the plethora of data makes it challenging for the mind to grasp.

This updated Editor’s Cut looks at a collection of articles on election forecasting, advertising analysis, computational redistricting, and what we call, Analytics in Action, all providing a glimpse into how advanced analytics is playing a growing role in politics. Read more.