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A Study Of The Effects Of Campaign Spending On Election Results, Thomas Major, Stephen Turner
A Study Of The Effects Of Campaign Spending On Election Results, Thomas Major, Stephen Turner
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The issue of campaign finance reform presents a complex problem for policy analysis; fortunately an understanding can be developed through statistical analysis of the variables involved in campaign spending. Multivariate statistical analyses are often a crucial element for use by a policy analyst to evaluate the relationship among variables affecting the particular problem being addressed. This study uses multiple regression techniques to look at what effect spending (as well as selected other variables) may have on the outcome of a U.S. House of Representatives election. The following sections include a brief literature review, a summary of the research design, along …