M J Wright
Biographic Data
| ID | 4337308 |
|---|---|
| NAME | M J Wright |
| GIVEN NAMES | M J |
| FAMILY NAME | Wright |
| SIGNATURE | WRIGHT M J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Newcastle University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1974 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Polling Accuracy in a Multiparty Election
How accurate are political opinion polls in multiparty elections? Many countries have proportional representation systems with low vote thresholds for parliamentary representation. Germany has such a system, as do Israel, Poland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, the Republic of Macedonia, Romania, and South Africa. Minor parties are a viable voting choice in these countries, resulting in multiparty elections. Despite this, there is…
Predicting Elections from Politicians' Faces
People are quick to infer the character of others from their faces. Plato believed that this tendency would cause people to elect inferior leaders (Plato, 1901). Modern research has found that the predisposition to make snap judgments affects hiring decisions (Meehl, 1965). Moreover, work on thin-slice judgments suggests that social evaluations may be made very quickly, to the extent that they are an automatic rather than a controlled process. Am…
Limb reduction defects in the northern region of England 1985-92
STUDY OBJECTIVE--To test the hypothesis that children born to mothers living near the sea are at increased risk of limb reduction defects. DESIGN--Descriptive data analysis. SETTING--The northern health region of England. PATIENTS--All children born between 1 January 1985 and 31 December 1992 in the northern region of England with isolated limb reduction defects. MAIN RESULTS--The birth prevalence of isolated limb reduction defects was not affect…
A land study for Urban Site selection — monarto, S.A
(1974). A land study for Urban Site selection — monarto, S.A. Australian Geographer: Vol. 12, No. 6, pp. 543-550
Predicting Elections from Politicians' Faces
People are quick to infer the character of others from their faces. Plato believed that this tendency would cause people to elect inferior leaders (Plato, 1901). Modern research has found that the predisposition to make snap judgments affects hiring decisions (Meehl, 1965). Moreover, work on thin-slice judgments suggests that social evaluations may be made very quickly, to the extent that they are an automatic rather than a controlled process. Am…
Polling Accuracy in a Multiparty Election
How accurate are political opinion polls in multiparty elections? Many countries have proportional representation systems with low vote thresholds for parliamentary representation. Germany has such a system, as do Israel, Poland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, the Republic of Macedonia, Romania, and South Africa. Minor parties are a viable voting choice in these countries, resulting in multiparty elections. Despite this, there is…
A land study for Urban Site selection — monarto, S.A
(1974). A land study for Urban Site selection — monarto, S.A. Australian Geographer: Vol. 12, No. 6, pp. 543-550
Limb reduction defects in the northern region of England 1985-92
STUDY OBJECTIVE--To test the hypothesis that children born to mothers living near the sea are at increased risk of limb reduction defects. DESIGN--Descriptive data analysis. SETTING--The northern health region of England. PATIENTS--All children born between 1 January 1985 and 31 December 1992 in the northern region of England with isolated limb reduction defects. MAIN RESULTS--The birth prevalence of isolated limb reduction defects was not affect…
Predicting Elections from Politicians' Faces
People are quick to infer the character of others from their faces. Plato believed that this tendency would cause people to elect inferior leaders (Plato, 1901). Modern research has found that the predisposition to make snap judgments affects hiring decisions (Meehl, 1965). Moreover, work on thin-slice judgments suggests that social evaluations may be made very quickly, to the extent that they are an automatic rather than a controlled process. Am…
Polling Accuracy in a Multiparty Election
How accurate are political opinion polls in multiparty elections? Many countries have proportional representation systems with low vote thresholds for parliamentary representation. Germany has such a system, as do Israel, Poland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, the Republic of Macedonia, Romania, and South Africa. Minor parties are a viable voting choice in these countries, resulting in multiparty elections. Despite this, there is…
Computer Science (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Democracy (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Polling (2 works) · Voting (2 works) · Archaeology (1 work) · Artificial Intelligence (1 work) · Artificial Intelligence (1 work)