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Bayesian Inference for Comparative Research
Abstract
Regression analysis in comparative research suffers from two distinct problems of statistical inference. First, because the data constitute all the available observations from a population, conventional inference based on the long-run behavior of a repeatable data mechanism is not appropriate. Second, the small and collinear data sets of comparative research yield imprecise estimates of the effects of explanatory variables. We describe a Bayesian approach to statistical inference that provides a unified solution to these two problems. This approach is illustrated in a comparative analysis of unionization.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Western, B., & Jackman, S.
- Affiliations
- Princeton University (US)
- University of Rochester (US)
- Venue
- American Political Science Review
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 1994-06
- Volume
- 88
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 412-423
- ISSN
- 0003-0554 (ISSN-L)
- 1537-5943
- OpenAlex
- W1988361986
- Cited by
- 257
- References
- 48
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 40 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 14 · 2015: 11 · 2014: 20 · 2013: 15 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 3.09
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Political Science Review (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Spatial and Panel Data Analysis
- Keywords
- Bayesian inference, comparative research, regression analysis, cross-country data, multicollinearity, small sample inference, unionization, effect estimation
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