UK OC OK? Interpreting Optimal Classification Scores for the U.K. House of Commons
UK OC OK? Interpreting Optimal Classification Scores for the U.K. House of Commons
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英国奥委会好吗?
DOI:
10.1093/pan/mpl009
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发表时间:
2007
影响因子:
5.4
通讯作者:
I. McLean
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作者:
A. Spirling;I. McLean
Poole's (2000, Non-parametric unfolding of binary choice data. Political Analysis 8:211–37) nonparametric Optimal Classification procedure for binary data produces misleading rank orderings when applied to the modern House of Commons. With simulations and qualitative evidence, we show that the problem arises from the government-versus-opposition nature of British (Westminster) parliamentary politics and the strategic voting that is entailed therein. We suggest that political scientists think seriously about strategic voting in legislatures when interpreting results from such techniques.