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.
%0 Journal Article
%1 westjack94
%A Western, Bruce
%A Jackman, Simon
%D 1994
%J The American Political Science Review
%K bayesian political_science statistics
%P 412--423
%T Bayesian Inference for Comparative Research
%V 88
%X 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.
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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.},
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