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psephology::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | sociology |
| Derivation | psephologist |
Examples of psephology
psephology
Our headlines become increasingly dominated by psephology in reverse proportion to our jaded conclusions.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
Ohio has always had two things going for it, psephology-wise.
From the economist.com
The only factor even more off track is the psephology.
From the guardian.co.uk
Noses nudge knowingly from a page dealing with psephology.
From the time.com
Psephology uses historical precinct voting data, public opinion polls, campaign finance information and similar statistical data.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Psephology also has various applications specifically in analysing the results of election returns for current indicators, as opposed to predictive purposes.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- The branch of sociology that studies election trends (as by opinion polls)
- (psephologist) a sociologist who studies election trends
- Psephology /su1D7Bu02C8fu0252lu0259du0292i/ (from Greek psephos u03C8u1FC6u03C6u03BFu03C2, 'pebble', which the Greeks used as ballots) is a branch of political science which deals with the study and scientific analysis of elections.
- The predictive or statistical study of elections. [From 1952]
- The study of voting and voting patterns.
