Likely
Likely may refer to: *Probability *Likelihood function *Likely (surname) *Likely, British Columbia, Canada, a community * Likely, California, United States, a census-designated place * Likely McBrien (1892-1956), leading Australian rules football administrator in the Victorian Football League *In the nomenclature of political forecasting Political forecasting aims at forecasting the outcomes of political events. Political events can be a number of events such as diplomatic decisions, actions by political leaders and other areas relating to politicians and political institutions. T ..., a "likely" seat is one that is predicted, but not definitively, to probably be won by a particular political party See also * Likely Airport (other) {{disambig, geo ...
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Political Forecasting
Political forecasting aims at forecasting the outcomes of political events. Political events can be a number of events such as diplomatic decisions, actions by political leaders and other areas relating to politicians and political institutions. The area of political forecasting concerning elections is highly popular, especially amongst mass market audiences. Political forecasting methodology makes frequent use of mathematics, statistics and data science. Political forecasting as it pertains to elections is related to psephology. History of Election Forecasting People have long been interested in predicting election outcomes. Quotes of betting odds on Pope, papal succession appear as early as 1503, when such wagering was already considered "an old practice." Political betting also has a long history in Great Britain. As one prominent example, Charles James Fox, the late-eighteenth-century Whig statesman, was known as an inveterate gambler. His biographer, George Otto Trevelyan, n ...
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