Oxford RSS meeting with Stephen Fisher
Thursday, 12 October 2017, 4pm to 5pm
Nuffield College, University of Oxford
All those with an interest in statistics are invited to join the Oxford local chapter of the Royal Statistical Society for an afternoon talk by Stephen Fisher
Royal Statistical Society - oxford local chapter
The Oxford local chapter of the Royal Statistical Society, hosted by the University of Oxford, brings together anyone with an interest in statistics in Oxfordshire and the surrounding areas. We organise an annual programme of free events and lectures on statistical topics.
Academics and non-academics are all welcome to join this local RSS chapter. For advance notice of events, join our mailing list by emailing rss_oxford-owner@maillist.ox.ac.uk. We are always interested in new ideas for events and lectures, so do get in touch!
Speaker: Stephen Fisher
Stephen Fisher's research focuses on political attitudes and behaviour, especially on elections and voting in Britain and elsewhere. His expertise include election forecasting, tactical voting, and turnout. He has developed a method for long-range election forecasting, which was covered extensively in the media in the 2015 UK General Election.
He is an Associate Professor in Political Sociology and a Fellow of Trinity College, University of Oxford.
Talk abstract
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