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Bayesian Inference for Comparative Research

Western, Bruce, Jackman, Simon·1994·American Political Science Review
DOI 10.2307/2944713
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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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  1. Western Bruce . N.d. “Unionization and Labor Market Institutions in Advanced Capitalist Countries, 1950–1985.” American Journal of Sociology Forthcoming
  2. Learner, 1978, Specification Searches
  3. Cochran, 1953, Sampling Techniques
  4. Freedman, 1983, A Festschrift for Erich L. Lehman
  5. Granger, 1990, Modelling Economic Series
  6. Pettit, 1986, Bayesian Statistics

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Authors
Western, B., & Jackman, S.
Affiliations
  • Princeton University (US)
  • University of Rochester (US)
ORCID
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
DOI
10.2307/2944713
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
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified, 7033 d)
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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