Marketing Papers
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
4-2014
Publication Source
PS: Political Science & Politics
Volume
47
Issue
2
Start Page
427
Last Page
431
DOI
10.1017/S1049096514000341
Abstract
We review the performance of the PollyVote, which combined forecasts from polls, prediction markets, experts’ judgment, political economy models, and index models to predict the two-party popular vote in the 2012 US presidential election. Throughout the election year the PollyVote provided highly accurate forecasts, outperforming each of its component methods, as well as the forecasts from FiveThirtyEight.com. Gains in accuracy were particularly large early in the campaign, when uncertainty about the election outcome is typically high. The results confirm prior research showing that combining is one of the most effective approaches to generating accurate forecasts.
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This article has been published in a revised form in PS: Political Science & Politics [http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1049096514000341]. This version is free to view and download for private research and study only. Not for re-distribution, re-sale or use in derivative works. © 2014 American Political Science Association.
Recommended Citation
Graefe, A., Armstrong, J. S., Jones, R. J., & Cuzán, A. G. (2014). Accuracy of Combined Forecasts for the 2012 Presidential Election: The PollyVote. PS: Political Science & Politics, 47 (2), 427-431. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1049096514000341
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Date Posted: 15 June 2018
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