By Sheldon Jacobson, professor of computer science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
To paraphrase Yogi Berra, predicting the future is difficult because it hasn’t happened yet. When predicting the outcome of a tight election, it is even more challenging; with people’s behavior and sentiments involved, which are notoriously unpredictable, small changes are amplified in determining outcomes, given how the Electoral College determines the winner. |