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Solution to the Ecological Inference Problem
Gareth (Ed) King
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Description for Solution to the Ecological Inference Problem
Paperback. Provides a solution to the ecological inference problem, which has plagued users of statistical methods for over seventy-five years: How can researchers reliably infer individual-level behavior from aggregate (ecological) data? This work begins with a qualitative overview, readable even by those without a statistical background. Num Pages: 346 pages, 53 line illus. 18 tables. BIC Classification: JHBC; JMAL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
This book provides a solution to the ecological inference problem, which has plagued users of statistical methods for over seventy-five years: How can researchers reliably infer individual-level behavior from aggregate (ecological) data? In political science, this question arises when individual-level surveys are unavailable (for instance, local or comparative electoral politics), unreliable (racial politics), insufficient (political geography), or infeasible (political history). This ecological inference problem also confronts researchers in numerous areas of major significance in public policy, and other academic disciplines, ranging from epidemiology and marketing to sociology and quantitative history. Although many have attempted to make such cross-level inferences, scholars ... Read more
This book provides a solution to the ecological inference problem, which has plagued users of statistical methods for over seventy-five years: How can researchers reliably infer individual-level behavior from aggregate (ecological) data? In political science, this question arises when individual-level surveys are unavailable (for instance, local or comparative electoral politics), unreliable (racial politics), insufficient (political geography), or infeasible (political history). This ecological inference problem also confronts researchers in numerous areas of major significance in public policy, and other academic disciplines, ranging from epidemiology and marketing to sociology and quantitative history. Although many have attempted to make such cross-level inferences, scholars ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
Number of Pages
346
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691012407
SKU
V9780691012407
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About Gareth (Ed) King
Gary King is Professor of Government at Harvard University. He has authored and coauthored numerous journal articles and books in the field of political methodology, including Designing Social Inquiry: Scientific Inference in Qualitative Research (Princeton).
Reviews for Solution to the Ecological Inference Problem
"For decades, market researchers and statisticians have lamented their inability to deduce individual behavior from data on groups. But Gary King ...has come up with a formula that finally cracks this nut."
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