Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Information, Justice, Transportation, and Agriculture Subcommittee
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Are Federal Prosecutors Located where We Need Them?
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Information, Justice, Transportation, and Agriculture Subcommittee
Publisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 242
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Publisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 242
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Strength in Numbers: How Polls Work and Why We Need Them
Author: G. Elliott Morris
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 039386698X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
An insightful exploration of political polling and a bold defense of its crucial role in a modern democracy. Public opinion polling is the ultimate democratic process; it gives every person an equal voice in letting elected leaders know what they need and want. But in the eyes of the public, polls today are tarnished. Recent election forecasts have routinely missed the mark and media coverage of polls has focused solely on their ability to predict winners and losers. Polls deserve better. In Strength in Numbers, data journalist G. Elliott Morris argues that the larger purpose of political polls is to improve democracy, not just predict elections. Whether used by interest groups, the press, or politicians, polling serves as a pipeline from the governed to the government, giving citizens influence they would otherwise lack. No one who believes in democracy can afford to give up on polls; they should commit, instead, to understanding them better. In a vibrant history of polling, Morris takes readers from the first semblance of data-gathering in the ancient world through to the development of modern-day scientific polling. He explains how the internet and “big data” have solved many challenges in polling—and created others. He covers the rise of polling aggregation and methods of election forecasting, reveals how data can be distorted and misrepresented, and demystifies the real uncertainty of polling. Candidly acknowledging where polls have gone wrong in the past, Morris charts a path for the industry’s future where it can truly work for the people. Persuasively argued and deeply researched, Strength in Numbers is an essential guide to understanding and embracing one of the most important and overlooked democratic institutions in the United States.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 039386698X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
An insightful exploration of political polling and a bold defense of its crucial role in a modern democracy. Public opinion polling is the ultimate democratic process; it gives every person an equal voice in letting elected leaders know what they need and want. But in the eyes of the public, polls today are tarnished. Recent election forecasts have routinely missed the mark and media coverage of polls has focused solely on their ability to predict winners and losers. Polls deserve better. In Strength in Numbers, data journalist G. Elliott Morris argues that the larger purpose of political polls is to improve democracy, not just predict elections. Whether used by interest groups, the press, or politicians, polling serves as a pipeline from the governed to the government, giving citizens influence they would otherwise lack. No one who believes in democracy can afford to give up on polls; they should commit, instead, to understanding them better. In a vibrant history of polling, Morris takes readers from the first semblance of data-gathering in the ancient world through to the development of modern-day scientific polling. He explains how the internet and “big data” have solved many challenges in polling—and created others. He covers the rise of polling aggregation and methods of election forecasting, reveals how data can be distorted and misrepresented, and demystifies the real uncertainty of polling. Candidly acknowledging where polls have gone wrong in the past, Morris charts a path for the industry’s future where it can truly work for the people. Persuasively argued and deeply researched, Strength in Numbers is an essential guide to understanding and embracing one of the most important and overlooked democratic institutions in the United States.
Concrete Products
Author:
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Category : Concrete construction
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Concrete construction
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Florists' Review
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Category : Floriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 1136
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Category : Floriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 1136
Book Description
A Handbook of Agriculture
Author: Wisconsin Farmers' Institutes
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 328
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Plain Things for those who need them: a sermon [on Isai. lviii. 1.] ... Second edition
Author: Samuel DUNN (Wesleyan Minister.)
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Everything You Need to Know About NIGHTMARES! and How to Defeat Them
Author: Jason Segel
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 0385384068
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
A handbook for beating nightmares from the New York Times bestselling authors of the Nightmares! series, Jason Segel and Kirsten Miller. Nightmares. They come in all shapes and sizes—from gargantuan lizards to teensy creepy-crawlies. No matter their form, we know all too well, they are truly terrifying. The good news is that every Nightmare, no matter how ferocious, mysterious, or hairy, can be defeated. And this book will tell you how. Everything You Need to Know About NIGHTMARES! and How to Defeat Them is your one-stop guide to battling anything that goes bump in the night. Whether you’re being chased by zombies or stalked by evil twins, this handy book will give you all the tools and tips you need to put your bad dreams to bed for good! Keep a copy under your pillow and you’ll never fear Nightmares again! Praise for the Nightmares! series “Charlie Laird, who learns fear will eat you alive if you feed it, makes an impression, and . . . readers will want to accompany him again.” —The New York Times Book Review “A touching comical saga . . . about facing things that go bump in the night.” —US Weekly “Coraline meets Monsters, Inc. in this delightfully entertaining offering from actor [Jason] Segel and co-author [Kirsten] Miller.” —Publishers Weekly
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 0385384068
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
A handbook for beating nightmares from the New York Times bestselling authors of the Nightmares! series, Jason Segel and Kirsten Miller. Nightmares. They come in all shapes and sizes—from gargantuan lizards to teensy creepy-crawlies. No matter their form, we know all too well, they are truly terrifying. The good news is that every Nightmare, no matter how ferocious, mysterious, or hairy, can be defeated. And this book will tell you how. Everything You Need to Know About NIGHTMARES! and How to Defeat Them is your one-stop guide to battling anything that goes bump in the night. Whether you’re being chased by zombies or stalked by evil twins, this handy book will give you all the tools and tips you need to put your bad dreams to bed for good! Keep a copy under your pillow and you’ll never fear Nightmares again! Praise for the Nightmares! series “Charlie Laird, who learns fear will eat you alive if you feed it, makes an impression, and . . . readers will want to accompany him again.” —The New York Times Book Review “A touching comical saga . . . about facing things that go bump in the night.” —US Weekly “Coraline meets Monsters, Inc. in this delightfully entertaining offering from actor [Jason] Segel and co-author [Kirsten] Miller.” —Publishers Weekly
Proceedings of the New York State Historical Association with the Quarterly Journal
Author: New York State Historical Association
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Category : New York (State)
Languages : en
Pages : 436
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Publisher:
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Category : New York (State)
Languages : en
Pages : 436
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Documents of the Senate of the State of New York
Author: New York (State). Legislature. Senate
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1220
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1220
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The Iron Age
Author:
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Category : Hardware
Languages : en
Pages : 2274
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Category : Hardware
Languages : en
Pages : 2274
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