Ecological inference
Subtitle: new methodological strategies
By: edited by Gary King, Ori Rosen, Martin A. Tanner.
Contributors: King, Gary, 1958-; Rosen, Ori.; Tanner, Martin Abba, 1957-
Series: Analytical methods for social research
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Cambridge, UK; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 421
Subjects: Social sciences -- Statistical methods; Political statistics; Inference
Description: "Ecological Inference: New Methodological Strategies brings together a diverse group of scholars to survey the latest strategies for solving ecological inference problems in various fields. The last half decade has witnessed an explosion of research in ecological inference - the attempt to infer individual behavior from aggregate data. The uncertainties and the information lost in aggregation make ecological inference one of the most difficult areas of statistical inference, but such inferences are required in many academic fields, as well as by legislatures and the courts in redistricting, by businesses in marketing research, and by governments in policy analysis."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.