eprintid: 2832
rev_number: 7
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datestamp: 2007-04-19
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abstract: In this paper I will exploit answers coming from the British Election
Study in order to assess the validity of the Single Mindedness Theory. In
particular, I will evaluate whether political preferences of voters for political candidates depend on their age and some other characteristics such
as gender, education, religion, social and economic conditions. Performing LOGIT and PROBIT regression I will demonstrate that variable age
is statistically significant, demonstrating that Single Mindedness Theory
assumptions hold in the UK political environment.
creators_name: Emanuele, Canegrati
creators_id: emanuele.canegrati@unicatt.it
date: 2007-04
date_issue: 2007-04
file_format: pdf
file_url: http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/2832/01/MPRA_paper_2832.pdf
full_text_status: public
identifierabstract: http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/2832/
institutions: catholic university of sacred heart milan
institution: catholic university of sacred heart milan
ispublished: unpub
keywords: Single-mindedness; political survey; electorate preferences; Logit; Probit
language: en
note: preliminary work: please do not quote
pages: 26
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subjects: D83
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subjects: C35
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subjects: J14
title: The Single-mindedness theory: empirical evidence from the U.K.
citation:   Emanuele, Canegrati  (2007): The Single-mindedness theory: empirical evidence from the U.K.    
document_url: https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/2832/1/MPRA_paper_2832.pdf