Unifying Political Methodology
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.
Product details
November 1989Paperback
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.