Polity IV, 1800-1999: Comments on Munck and Verkuilen

Polity IV, 1800-1999: Comments on Munck and Verkuilen

Polity IV (which includes 161 countries for the period 1800-1999) represents the latest generation in the well-known Polity data series. Although Munck and Verkuilen mention the basic attributes in their Table 3, by failing to provide the underlying categories, they make it appear as if there were n...

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Veröffentlicht in:Comparative political studies 2002-02, Vol.35 (1), p.40-45
Hauptverfasser: Marshall, Monty G., Gurr, Ted Robert, Davenport, Christian, Jaggers, Keith
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Comparative politics
Data analysis
Data Quality
Democracy
Indexes (Measures)
Measurement
Methodological Problems
Political science
Political systems
Reliability
Research methods
Statistical analysis
Statistical methods
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Zusammenfassung:Polity IV (which includes 161 countries for the period 1800-1999) represents the latest generation in the well-known Polity data series. Although Munck and Verkuilen mention the basic attributes in their Table 3, by failing to provide the underlying categories, they make it appear as if there were no logic behind the cooling procedure; thus Marshall et provide them.
ISSN:0010-4140
1552-3829
DOI:10.1177/001041400203500103