It’s all about the nonlinearity: An interesting statistical example of flaws in a voter impact index

Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science 2026-07-13

Summary:

The following came in the email the other day: I’m reaching out to introduce the Voter Impact Index, a new data tool from PowerMoves that assigns every U.S. zip code a voter impact score based on the recent competitiveness of … Continue reading

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https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/07/13/interesting-statistical-example-of-flaws-in-a-voter-impact-index/

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Authors:

Andrew

Date tagged:

07/13/2026, 15:08

Date published:

07/13/2026, 09:34