Ecological Inference
- ISBN-10
- 0803909411
- ISBN-13
- 9780803909410
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 72
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1978-01-01
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications, Incorporated
- Authors
- Laura Irwin Langbein, Allan J. Lichtman
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.
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- 2004-09-13
- 436 pages
- Paperback
- Cambridge University Press
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