$10\mathrm{.}5$ points

$2020$ was an election year; I am sure you have witnessed a lot of opinionated posts in the social media. Every post has an "inclination" that can paint a user's political affiliation. These opinions from users add up to many gigabytes of storage. A social media company gathers these gigabytes and eventually sells them to political analysts who use that to evaluate voter preference, map demographic swings, and forecast geographic election outcomes.

The process of forecasting geographic election outcomes best fits within the realm of:

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