Matthew Tyler develops statistical methods to improve measurements and causal inferences made with survey data. He applies these and other state-of-the-art methods to examine political polarization and policy representation in American politics. He has published articles on these topics in journals including the American Political Science Review, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Journal of Politics, Political Analysis, and Election Law Journal. He received a PhD in political science from Stanford University (2021), a BS in statistical science from Duke University (2015), and a BA in mathematics from Duke University (2015).