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News - BES Resources

Here you will find a range of resources we think may be helpful in understanding British elections and in analysing BES data. We will be adding podcasts, powerpoint presentations and further information to make the analysis of BES data as straightforward as possible.

The following links may be helpful in accessing statistical software commonly used to analyse social science data:
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Wave 7 of the BES Internet Panel Released

11/07/2016

The British Election Study is pleased to announce the release of the seventh wave of our Internet Panel survey. Wave 7 was conducted immediately prior to the 2016 local Elections. We will also be releasing wave 8 – a rolling campaign wave stretching from the…

The Benefits of Random Probability Sampling: The 2015 BES Face-to-Face

12/11/2015

This post reveals the BES 2015 reported vote figures for the face-to-face survey and discusses them in the context of representativeness achieved via random probability sampling and efforts to interview hard-to-reach respondents. The face-to-face survey is an address-based random probability sample of eligible voters living in 600 wards…