COMPARATIVE KINETIC MODELING OF ASCORBIC ACID DEGRADATION IN COMMONLY CONSUMED VEGETABLES STORED IN FRIDGE TEMPERATURES USING COMPUTER SIMULATION TECHNIQUE

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Emenike Awagu ◽  
Chigozie Aneke ◽  
Ekene Ugama
Keyword(s):  
Computer Simulation ◽  
Ascorbic Acid ◽  
Kinetic Modeling ◽  
Simulation Technique ◽  
Acid Degradation ◽  
Computer Simulation Technique

A Test of Downsian Voter Rationality: 1964 Presidential Voting

1978 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 178-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norman Frohlich ◽  
Joe A. Oppenheimer ◽  
Jeffrey Smith ◽  
Oran R. Young
Keyword(s):  
Computer Simulation ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Simulation Technique ◽  
Engel Curve ◽  
Systematic Testing ◽  
Percentage Improvement ◽  
Making A Difference ◽  
Unexplained Variance ◽  
Computer Simulation Technique ◽  
Random Guess

Systematic testing of Downsian voter rationality is accomplished using a computer simulation technique on the 1964 SRC voting survey. The simulation tests both the hypotheses predicting whether an individual will vote and for whom an individual will vote. To evaluate the results of the tests we develop a statistic analogous to Pearson's r. This statistic measures the percentage improvement over a random guess technique. Utilizing this statistic, Downs explains 68.5 percent of the unexplained variance in the voters' choices of party. Three alternative interpretations of the turnout decision are then considered, each premised on a different notion of how the costs of voting are distributed among the voters. Here we use an Engel Curve technique to develop the turnout decision and explain 92 percent of the variance. The importance of the various elements of the Downsian theory are evaluated and, in contrast to some recent conjectures, the probability of making a difference on the outcome of the election is shown to have an effect on the turnout decision. Finally, to determine the viability of the results, the SRC “6 factor” model is developed in an analogous fashion and used to predict both turnout and direction of vote.

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