A Solution to the Ecological Inference Problem
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A Solution to the Ecological Inference Problem is a influential methodological book by political scientist Gary King that introduces statistical techniques for inferring individual-level behavior from aggregate data.
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| instanceOf |
book
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methodological work ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | quantitative political science ⓘ |
| academicStatus | influential methodological book ⓘ |
| addressesProblem |
identification issues in ecological inference
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uncertainty quantification in ecological estimates ⓘ |
| aim |
to infer individual-level relationships from aggregate data
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to reduce bias from ecological fallacy ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
aggregate demographic data
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census data ⓘ election returns ⓘ |
| author | Gary King ⓘ |
| field |
political science
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statistics ⓘ |
| genre |
academic book
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methods textbook ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
design of empirical research in political science
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interpretation of aggregate election data ⓘ |
| influencedDiscipline |
electoral studies
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political methodology ⓘ social science statistics ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
applied statisticians
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political methodologists ⓘ social scientists ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
aggregate data analysis
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ecological inference ⓘ individual-level behavior inference ⓘ |
| methodologicalApproach |
model-based ecological inference
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probabilistic modeling ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influencing quantitative methodology in political science
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introducing statistical techniques for ecological inference ⓘ providing a general solution to the ecological inference problem ⓘ |
| proposes | general statistical framework for ecological inference ⓘ |
| topic |
Bayesian statistical modeling
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aggregate voting data ⓘ ecological fallacy ⓘ ecological regression ⓘ hierarchical models ⓘ |
| usedIn |
political behavior research
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racial bloc voting analysis ⓘ redistricting analysis ⓘ |
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