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@article{citeulike:116390, 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.}, author = {Western, Bruce and Jackman, Simon}, citeulike-article-id = {116390}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2944713}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/2944713}, doi = {10.2307/2944713}, journal = {The American Political Science Review}, keywords = {bayesian, political\_science, statistics}, number = {2}, pages = {412--423}, posted-at = {2005-03-07 18:06:42}, priority = {0}, title = {Bayesian Inference for Comparative Research}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2944713}, volume = {88}, year = {1994} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:116390 L3 - citeulike-article-id:116390 N2 - 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. IS - 2 JF - The American Political Science Review EP - 423 TI - Bayesian Inference for Comparative Research VL - 88 SP - 412 KW - bayesian KW - political_science KW - statistics AU - Western, Bruce AU - Jackman, Simon PY - 1994/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2944713 ER -