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Author:   Gary King
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 19.70cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.709kg
ISBN:  

9780691012414

ISBN 10:   0691012415
Pages:   346
Publication Date:   06 April 1997
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Language:   English

Table of Contents

List of Figures 1 Qualitative Overview 2 Formal Statement of the Problem Pt. II Catalog of Problems to Fix 3 Aggregation Problems 4 Non-Aggregation Problems Pt. III The Proposed Solution 5 The Data: Generalizing the Method of Bounds 6 The Model 7 Preliminary Estimation 8 Calculating Quantities of Interest 9 Model Extensions Pt. IV Verification 10 A Typical Application Described in Detail: Voter Registration by Race 11 Robustness to Aggregation Bias: Poverty Status by Sex 12 Estimation without Information: Black Registration in Kentucky 13 Classic Ecological Inferences Pt. V Generalizations and Concluding Suggestions 14 Non-Ecological Aggregation Problems 15 Ecological Inference in Larger Tables 16 A Concluding Checklist App. A Proof That All Discrepancies Are Equivalent App. B Parameter Bounds App. C Conditional Posterior Distribution App. D The Likelihood Function App. E The Details of Nonparametric Estimation App. F Computational Issues Glossary of Symbols References Index

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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. Business Week

Author Information

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).

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