Ecological inference
By: Laura Irwin Langbein, Allan J. Lichtman.
Contributors: Lichtman, Allan J., joint author.
Series: A Sage university paper; Quantitative applications in the social sciences ; ser. no. 07-010
Publisher: Sage Publications
Published: 1978
Place of publication: Beverly Hills, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 70
Subjects: Social sciences -- Statistical methods; Social sciences -- Mathematical models
Description: This paper considers the possible effects of making inferences about individuals from aggregate data. It assumes a knowledge of regression analysis, and explores the utility of techniques designed to make the inferences in causal modelling more reliable, including a comparison between ecological regression models and ecological correlation.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 68-70.