Logical Inconsistency in EI‐Based Second‐Stage Regressions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6232374 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael C Herron (0000-0002-2021-2495), Kenneth W Shotts |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 172-183 |
| Publication date | 2004-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0092-5853 • E-ISSN: 1540-5907 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.0092-5853.2004.00063.x |
| OpenAlex | W2136594581 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 16 |
The statistical procedure EI–R, in which point estimates produced by the King (1997) ecological inference technique are used as dependent variables in a linear regression, can be logically inconsistent insofar as the assumptions necessary to support EI–R's first stage (ecological inference via King's technique) can be incompatible with the assumptions supporting its second stage (linear regression). In light of this problem, we develop a specification test for logical consistency of EI–R and describe options available to a researcher who confronts test rejection. We then apply our test to the implementation of EI–R in Burden and Kimball's (1998) study of ticket splitting and find that this implementation is logically inconsistent. In correcting for this problem we show that Burden and Kimball's substantive results are artifacts of a self‐contradictory statistical technique
Consistency (knowledge bases · Econometrics · Inference · Linear regression · Point (geometry · Regression · Regression analysis · Stage (stratigraphy · Statistical hypothesis testing · Statistical inference · Statistics · Test (biology · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Ecology · Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies · Mathematics · Plant and animal studies · Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods
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The German Elections in the 1870s
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Acts of Faith
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Bayesian and Likelihood Inference for 2 × 2 Ecological Tables
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The Limits of Ecological Inference
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Cross-Contamination in EI-R
A Consensus on Second-Stage Analyses in Ecological Inference Models
Context and Francophone Support for the Sovereignty of Quebec
The Limits of Ecological Inference
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An Alternative to Ecological Correlation
A New Approach to the Study of Ticket Splitting
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| Citations per year | 0.59 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2004 - 2015 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |