Scott Althau
Biographic Data
| ID | 2008211 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Scott Althau |
| GIVEN NAMES | Scott |
| FAMILY NAME | Althau |
| SIGNATURE | ALTHAU S |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A Total Error Approach for Validating Event Data
Understanding how useful any particular set of event data might be for conflict research requires appropriate methods for assessing validity when ground truth data about the population of interest do not exist. We argue that a total error framework can provide better leverage on these critical questions than previous methods have been able to deliver. We first define a total event data error approach for identifying 19 types of error that can aff…
Roundtable on Political Epistemology
On August 30, 2013, the American Political Science Association sponsored a roundtable on political epistemology as part of its annual meetings. Co-chairing the roundtable were Jeffrey Friedman, Department of Government, University of Texas at Austin; and Hélène Landemore, Department of Political Science, Yale University. The other participants were Scott Althaus, Department of Political Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Mark Be…
Roundtable 4
Roundtable 2
Roundtable 1
scott althaus: Let me introduce the panelists in the order that they will be presenting. First is Bryan Caplan. He’s an associate professor of economics at George Mason University. His 2007 book, T
Opinion polls, information effects, and political equality
Much of the recent literature about political knowledge and public opinion concludes that the low information levels of the American public are benign to the workings of democracy. However, this study finds that the information resources possessed by rival publics are critical determinants of how loudly their preferences are voiced in policy‐oriented survey questions. Ill‐informed respondents tend to select "no opinion" more frequently and, when …
Opinion polls, information effects, and political equality
Much of the recent literature about political knowledge and public opinion concludes that the low information levels of the American public are benign to the workings of democracy. However, this study finds that the information resources possessed by rival publics are critical determinants of how loudly their preferences are voiced in policy‐oriented survey questions. Ill‐informed respondents tend to select "no opinion" more frequently and, when …
A Total Error Approach for Validating Event Data
Understanding how useful any particular set of event data might be for conflict research requires appropriate methods for assessing validity when ground truth data about the population of interest do not exist. We argue that a total error framework can provide better leverage on these critical questions than previous methods have been able to deliver. We first define a total event data error approach for identifying 19 types of error that can aff…
Roundtable on Political Epistemology
On August 30, 2013, the American Political Science Association sponsored a roundtable on political epistemology as part of its annual meetings. Co-chairing the roundtable were Jeffrey Friedman, Department of Government, University of Texas at Austin; and Hélène Landemore, Department of Political Science, Yale University. The other participants were Scott Althaus, Department of Political Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Mark Be…
Roundtable 2
Roundtable 1
scott althaus: Let me introduce the panelists in the order that they will be presenting. First is Bryan Caplan. He’s an associate professor of economics at George Mason University. His 2007 book, T
Opinion polls, information effects, and political equality
Much of the recent literature about political knowledge and public opinion concludes that the low information levels of the American public are benign to the workings of democracy. However, this study finds that the information resources possessed by rival publics are critical determinants of how loudly their preferences are voiced in policy‐oriented survey questions. Ill‐informed respondents tend to select "no opinion" more frequently and, when …
Roundtable 4
Roundtable 2
Roundtable 1
scott althaus: Let me introduce the panelists in the order that they will be presenting. First is Bryan Caplan. He’s an associate professor of economics at George Mason University. His 2007 book, T
Roundtable on Political Epistemology
On August 30, 2013, the American Political Science Association sponsored a roundtable on political epistemology as part of its annual meetings. Co-chairing the roundtable were Jeffrey Friedman, Department of Government, University of Texas at Austin; and Hélène Landemore, Department of Political Science, Yale University. The other participants were Scott Althaus, Department of Political Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Mark Be…
A Total Error Approach for Validating Event Data
Understanding how useful any particular set of event data might be for conflict research requires appropriate methods for assessing validity when ground truth data about the population of interest do not exist. We argue that a total error framework can provide better leverage on these critical questions than previous methods have been able to deliver. We first define a total event data error approach for identifying 19 types of error that can aff…
Sociology (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Law and economics (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Ignorance (2 works)