Definitions for psephology
siˈfɒl ə dʒipsephol·o·gy

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1. psephologynoun

   the branch of sociology that studies election trends (as by opinion polls)

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1. psephologynoun

   The predictive or statistical study of elections.

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1. Psephology

   Psephology (; from Greek ψῆφος, psephos, 'pebble') or political analysis is a branch of political science, the "quantitative analysis of elections and balloting". As such, psephology attempts to explain elections using the scientific method. Psephology is related to political forecasting. Psephology uses historical precinct voting data, public opinion polls, campaign finance information and similar statistical data. The term was coined in 1948 in the United Kingdom by W. F. R. Hardie (1902–1990) after he was asked by his friend R. B. McCallum for a word to describe the study of elections; first written use in 1952. Social choice theory is a different field of study that studies voting from a mathematical perspective. 'Psephology' as a term is more common in Britain and in those English-speaking communities that rely heavily on the British standard of the language. In the United States, the term 'political analysis' is more often used.

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1. psephology

   Psephology is the scientific study of elections and voting, particularly political trends, voting behavior, and electoral systems. It also includes analysis and interpretation of polls and surveys related to elections.

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1. Psephology

   Psephology is a branch of political science which deals with the study and scientific analysis of elections. Psephology uses historical precinct voting data, public opinion polls, campaign finance information and similar statistical data. The term was coined in the United Kingdom in 1952 by historian R. B. McCallum to describe the scientific analysis of past elections.

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1. • Sociology

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce psephology?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say psephology in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of psephology in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of psephology in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=psephology
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Psephology
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psephology
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=psephology
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=psephology