Forecasting seats from votes in British general elections

British Journal of Politics and International Relations

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 165-173

  Whiteley, Paul F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTION; FORECASTING METHOD; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; POLITICAL PROCESS; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 17844386356     PISSN: 13691481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-856X.2005.00179.x     Document Type: Article

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