Gary King and colleagues propose a statistical simulation technique to extract overlooked information from quantitative results. Their approach, published by Harvard University Press, is demonstrated by replicating results from several published social science works. The replications show how to express substantive conclusions more sharply and reveal new information about the research questions.
Use Cases
- Teaching improved statistical presentation based on the simulation technique described
- Benchmarking new interpretation methods against the replicated study results
- Developing tools for extracting substantive quantities from complex statistical outputs
Strengths
- Methodology proposed by a prominent author (Gary King) from a major institution (Harvard University Press)
- Approach is demonstrated with concrete replications of published works
Limitations
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- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
Provenance
- Source
- Gary King, Harvard University Press
- Collection Method
- Replication of results from several published social science works
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