Codecademy Live: Election forecasting and probability with R
7,051 ViewsNov 02, 2020In this election-themed livestream, Curriculum Developers Sophie and Alex will discuss what it means for a candidate to have an 88% chance of winning an election. Using data from FiveThirtyEight and R/RStudio, we'll demonstrate how to run a simple election simulation and generate some possible outcome maps. Join us to learn more about probability, statistical coding, and why election outcomes are so hard to predict!
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More details:
- Data from FiveThirtyEight: https://j.mp/3nBg8Zd
- Andrew Gelman's Blog Post: https://j.mp/3nsI4yi
- Download our code: https://j.mp/2Pw8fI1
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