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
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| academicStatus |
influential methodological book
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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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Gary King
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