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Application of Data Mining Algorithms in Determination of Voting Tendencies in Turkey

Application of Data Mining Algorithms in Determination of Voting Tendencies in Turkey

Ali Bayır, Sevinç Gülseçen, Gökhan Türkmen
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 16
ISBN13: 9781799830450|ISBN10: 1799830454|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799830467|EISBN13: 9781799830474
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-3045-0.ch008
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Bayır, Ali, et al. "Application of Data Mining Algorithms in Determination of Voting Tendencies in Turkey." Recent Developments in Individual and Organizational Adoption of ICTs, edited by Orkun Yildiz, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 134-149. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3045-0.ch008

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Bayır, A., Gülseçen, S., & Türkmen, G. (2021). Application of Data Mining Algorithms in Determination of Voting Tendencies in Turkey. In O. Yildiz (Ed.), Recent Developments in Individual and Organizational Adoption of ICTs (pp. 134-149). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3045-0.ch008

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Bayır, Ali, Sevinç Gülseçen, and Gökhan Türkmen. "Application of Data Mining Algorithms in Determination of Voting Tendencies in Turkey." In Recent Developments in Individual and Organizational Adoption of ICTs, edited by Orkun Yildiz, 134-149. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3045-0.ch008

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Abstract

Political elections are influenced by a number of factors such as political tendencies, voters' perceptions, and preferences. The results of a political election could also be based on specific attributes of candidates: age, gender, occupancy, education, etc. Although it is very difficult to understand all the factors which could have influenced the outcome of the election, many of the attributes mentioned above could be included in a data set, and by using current data mining techniques, undiscovered patterns can be revealed. Despite unpredictability of human behaviors and/or choices involved, data mining techniques still could help in predicting the election outcomes. In this study, the results of the survey prepared by KONDA Research and Consultancy Company before 2011 elections in Turkey were used as raw data. This study may help in understanding how data mining methods and techniques could be used in political sciences research. The study may also reveal whether voting tendencies in elections could be a factor for the outcome of the election.

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