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Forecasting

Forecasting
Cluster: Research Methods
Research design and estimation techniques.
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prediction model
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Methodology
Google Searches Forecast U.S. Protests More Accurately Than Twitter
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A new 'variance-in-time' method uses Google Trends (GT) to detect and forecast events by collecting multiple, overlapping GT samples over time. The algorithm leverages variation in both the mean and the variance of a search term to accommodate idiosyncrasies in the GT platform.

Comparative Politics
Political Instability Prediction Model's Accuracy Declined After 2004
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This article re-examines the predictive model of state-level political instability developed by Goldstone et al. (2010). While their model accurately identified institutional factors, particularly factionalism in partial democracies, as key drivers during its original validation period (1995-2004), this accuracy has significantly decreased since then.