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Unifying Political Methodology

Unifying Political Methodology

Unifying Political Methodology

The Likelihood Theory of Statistical Inference
Gary King
November 1989
Unavailable - out of print September 2005
Paperback
9780521366977
Out of Print
Paperback
Hardback

    In this book the author demonstrates the utility of the likelihood theory of statistical inference as a basic, unifying approach to statistical modelling for political research. This approach encourages the tailoring of models to particular phenomena studied.

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    November 1989
    Paperback
    9780521366977
    288 pages
    238 × 157 × 19 mm
    0.52kg
    Unavailable - out of print September 2005

    Table of Contents

    • Preface
    • Part I. Theory:
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Conceptualizing uncertainty and inference
    • 3. The probability model of uncertainty
    • 4. The likelihood model of inference
    • Part II. Methods:
    • 5. Discrete regression models
    • 6. Models for tabular data
    • 7. Time series models
    • 8. Introduction to multiple equation models
    • 9. Models with nonrandom selection
    • 10. General classes of multiple equation models
    • 11. Conclusions
    • References
    • Index.
      Author
    • Gary King