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THE QUICK COUNT AND ELECTION OBSERVATION i-10 CHAPTER FIVE: STATISTICAL PRINCIPLES AND QUICK COUNTS . . . . . . . 57 Basic Statistical Principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Reliability and validity… the sample… the population… getting from a sample to a population… probability: the law of large numbers and the central limit theorem… randomness… homogeneity and heterogeneity… confidence levels: specifying the relationship between sample and population Constructing the Sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 The unit of analysis… the margin of error: how accurate do we need to be?… types of samples… correction factors CHAPTER SIX: THE QUALITATIVE COMPONENT OF THE QUICK COUNT . . . 81 Designing Observation Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 How long should the forms be?… the do’s and don’ts of question design… what to avoid… observation forms: an example Analyzing Qualitative Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Pre-election preparation… steps in the analysis of the qualitative data CHAPTER SEVEN: COLLECTING AND ANALYZING QUICK COUNT DATA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Data Reporting Protocols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Information Flows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Information flows from the field… strategies for managing information flows… information flows within the data collection center… the master database… sample clearing and data recovery Statistical Analysis of Quick Count Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 The initial data analysis… the evolution of the vote count results… analyzing the data by strata… projecting the election result CHAPTER EIGHT: THE “END GAME” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Developing a Protocol for Data Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Reviewing the electoral context… revisiting quick count goals… creating an election-day schedule… the content of a data release protocol Releasing Quick Count Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 End Game Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 When rapid post-election action is needed… post-election reporting Preparing for the Future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 APPENDICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 ABOUT THE AUTHORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 SELECTED NDI PUBLICATIONS ON ELECTION MONITORING . . . . . . . . . 182
THE QUICK COUNT AND ELECTION OBSERVATION TABLE OF APPENDICES APPENDIX 1A: Organizations That Have Received NDI Assistance to Conduct Quick Counts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 i-11 APPENDIX 1B: Nonpartisan Domestic Election Monitoring Organizations with Which NDI Has Worked Around the World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 APPENDIX 2A: 8-month Timeline Illustrating Work Plan for Domestic Monitors in Nicaragua . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 APPENDIX 2B: Sample Quick Count Work Plan for the Six Weeks Prior to 1999 Indonesian Elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 APPENDIX 3A: Example of an Election Law Regarding Domestic Election Monitors, Romania, 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 APPENDIX 3B: Example of an Election Regulation Regarding Domestic Election Monitors, South Africa, 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 APPENDIX 3C: Example of a Code of Conduct for Election Observers, Sierra Leone, 2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 APPENDIX 3D: Example of a Code of Conduct for Election Observers, Bangladesh, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 APPENDIX 4: Human Rights Provisions Concerning Elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 APPENDIX 5: General Recruitment Letter for Regional Coordinators, Slovakia, 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 APPENDIX 6: Diagram of Regional Offices in Serbia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
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A P P E N D I C E S 134 ORGANIZATIO
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