Assumptions or Over-Assumptions: The Story of the 2024 Exit Polls - Paperback
by Uday Basu
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Availability:In StockContributor:Uday BasuTheme:Sex & Gender/FemininePublish date:1/20/2025Pages:144
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Rupa Publications IndiaISBN-13:9789361560729ISBN-10:9361560727UPC:9789361560729Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Women, Psychological, RomanceBook Topic:ContemporarySize:7.81 x 5.06 x 0.34 inchesWeight:0.15Product ID:SCPC8QFGE0
Exit polls are regarded as a boon by some and a bane by others. While democracy, of which elections are an integral part, has now existed for some time in history, exit polls are a relatively recent phenomenon, having emerged only in the last century. Their workings, from the beginning, have prompted questions about their predictability, accountability, and accuracy. In the game of numbers and probabilities, while at times they have hit the bull's eye, they have also often derailed the hopes of the masses and the masters. The 2024 General Elections in India became the posterchild for the latter instance. The off-track numbers brought to light the past misses, a showdown at the Indian stock exchange, and dramatic political flare-ups. The predictions in India and some other countries have, over the years, gone wrong far too often to ignore, making the public as well as experts suspicious of the electoral exercise. Nevertheless, they have also hit a few sixes that now stand overshadowed. To denounce and cast away exit polls for their poor success rate would be like throwing the baby out with the bathwater. At this juncture where their credibility is in question, Assumptions or Over-Assumptions brings to readers a deep dive into the history, law, sociology, economics and politics of exit polls, with a special focus on India. While they stand in the court of audience today, it is equally imperative for us-the audience in question-to evaluate and consider the benefits of exit polls more than their setbacks and losses.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Rupa Publications IndiaISBN-13:9789361560729ISBN-10:9361560727UPC:9789361560729Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Women, Psychological, RomanceBook Topic:ContemporarySize:7.81 x 5.06 x 0.34 inchesWeight:0.15Product ID:SCPC8QFGE0
Uday Basu is a senior journalist who has earned accolades both within the country and outside for his free, frank and fearless pen. He has worked for over four decades in the leading English daily, The Statesman, serving the paper in different capacities and subsequently retiring as its Coordinating Editor. During his long career, he covered almost all aspects of public-social life, from administration, culture, education, and crime to politics. His Op-Ed pieces on politics and other issues had a huge readership. He made a mark in international forum travelling in different countries of Asia,
Publisher: Rupa Publications India
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