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1	The effectiveness of vote centers and their implementation in Indiana Walling, Maxie L. January 2009 (has links) Thesis (M.P.A.)--Ball State University, 2009. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on Feb. 08, 2010). Includes bibliographical references (p. 71-75). Polling places Voting Public opinion
2	The effectiveness of vote centers and their implementation in Indiana Walling, Maxie L. January 2009 (has links) In the modern political environment in the United States, voting is the most common form of political participation. Many individuals consider voting to be a simple process, but it is a form of political participation that requires various costs from both the individuals casting their ballot and the authority systems organizing and managing elections. In recent years new voting programs have been established to lower costs, increase voter turnout, and add flexibility to the voting process through the use of modern technology. The following research examines the new Vote Center Model of running elections being implemented in Wayne, Tippecanoe, and Cass Counties in Indiana. Elections held in 2007 and 2008 will be studied, attempting to determine the effect of the Vote Center Model on running elections when compared to the traditional Precinct Model. / Department of Political Science Polling places--Indiana Voting--Indiana Public opinion--Indiana
3	A Logistic Regression Analysis of Utah Colleges Exit Poll Response Rates Using SAS Software Stevenson, Clint W. 27 October 2006 (has links) (PDF) In this study I examine voter response at an interview level using a dataset of 7562 voter contacts (including responses and nonresponses) in the 2004 Utah Colleges Exit Poll. In 2004, 4908 of the 7562 voters approached responded to the exit poll for an overall response rate of 65 percent. Logistic regression is used to estimate factors that contribute to a success or failure of each interview attempt. This logistic regression model uses interviewer characteristics, voter characteristics (both respondents and nonrespondents), and exogenous factors as independent variables. Voter characteristics such as race, gender, and age are strongly associated with response. An interviewer's prior retail sales experience is associated with whether a voter will decide to respond to a questionnaire or not. The only exogenous factor that is associated with voter response is whether the interview occurred in the morning or afternoon. Exit Poll sampling weighting questionnaires interviewers voters polling places precincts backward selection SAS proc logistic surveylogistic model selection Utah Colleges Exit Poll UCEP SUDAAN SQL data management weight adjustments predicted probabilities logistic regression holdout research validation sample design data architecture adjustment exogenous statistics political science voters nonresponse response rate retail sales age race gender time of day Statistics and Probability

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