Data and Replication Editor

Andreas Murr

Andreas is Lecturer in Quantitative Methods in Political Science at the Department of Politics and International Relations. Andreas specialises in quantitative methods, particularly in Bayesian statistics and hierarchical models. His substantive research focuses on electoral behaviour, including models of decision making and election forecasting.

The State and Future of Political Methodology

by Andreas Murr, Stephen Fisher and Paul Whiteley January 25, 2016 Political Methodology 0

A few weeks ago in the British Academy, the Political Methodology Group of the Political Studies Association was launched with a one-day conference showcasing quantitative work in political science in the UK. Qualitative and Quantitative There have been various initiatives from various quarters focused on improving the quality of quantitative methods ...

Members of Parliament accurately predict who becomes Prime Minister

by Andreas Murr July 3, 2015 Democracy, Polling and Voting 0

Vote intention polls performed poorly at predicting the 2015 British General Election. What are the alternatives? Instead of asking citizens how they intend to vote, we might want to ask them who they think will win. I explore the accuracy of this approach at the LSE General Election 2015 Blog.