Episode 98 - Bayesian Stats and Political Trends with Alexandre Andorra
Alex Andorra, host of the new podcast Learning Bayesian Statistics joins The Local Maximum today to talk about these fascinating issues:
The growing role of Bayesian Analysis in Science and Technology
How the pollsters and journalists cover election data, and how it can be improved
Ways to look at election polls from a Bayesian standpoint
Strategic voting, comparative political systems, and social choice theory
Approaches to explaining these topics in audio (podcast) form!
About Alexandre Andorra
Data scientist, host of 'Learning Bayesian Statistics' podcast, Bayesian modeler @pollsposition
Alex is the Host of the Learning Bayesian Statistics Podcast
Twitter: @Alex_Andorra
Political Forecasting Website: pollsposition.com
2019 French European Elections Forcast (Check out all the posterior distributions!)
Article: How do we model the 2019 European elections in France
PollsPosition Pollster Ratings
Links
Andrew Gelman: The Great Society Reagan’s Revolution, and Generations of Presidential Voting
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