psephology definition
Psephology /sáµ»ËfÉlÉdÊi/ (from Greek psephos Ïá¿ÏÎ¿Ï, 'pebble', as the Greeks used pebbles as ballots) is a branch of political science which deals with the study and scientific analysis of elections. Psephology uses historical precinct voting data, public opinion polls, campaign finance information and similar statistical data.
play \sÄ-ËfÃ¤-lÉ-jist\ noun. Psephology is from the Greek word psÄphos, meaning pebble. (One relative ofpsephology is psephomancy, meaning divination by pebbles.) Psephology merited election as the name for the work of analysts of elections, or psephologists, because pebbles were used by the ancient Greeks in voting.