US election cycle highlights key analytical pitfalls

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In this article

  • Causes of analytical failure
  • Ideological factors
  • 'Horse race' narratives
  • Misuse of history
  • Improving analysis
  • Information assimilation
  • Weighing data
  • Accounting for uncertainty
  • Outlook

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