SETUPS: Voting Behavior: The 2008 Election

Principal Investigator(s): Prysby, Charles, University of North Carolina-Greensboro; Scavo, Carmine, East Carolina University-Greenville, North Carolina; American Political Science Association; Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research

Summary: Voting Behavior: The 2008 Election is an instructional module designed to offer students the opportunity to analyze a dataset drawn from the 2008 American National Election Study (ANES). This instructional module is part of the SETUPS (Supplementary Empirical Teaching Units in Political Science) series and differs from previous modules in that it is completely online, including the data analysis system components. (more info)

Series: SETUPS Series

Access Notes

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Study Description

Scope of Study

Summary:   Voting Behavior: The 2008 Election is an instructional module designed to offer students the opportunity to analyze a dataset drawn from the 2008 American National Election Study (ANES). This instructional module is part of the SETUPS (Supplementary Empirical Teaching Units in Political Science) series and differs from previous modules in that it is completely online, including the data analysis system components.

Subject Terms:   computer programs, economic issues, government, government performance, government spending, instructional materials, national elections, news media, political attitudes, political behavior, political participation, presidential elections, voter attitudes, voters, voting behavior

Geographic Coverage:   United States

Time Period:  

  • 2008

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