Cluster Analysis for Political Scientists

• 作者: Bárbara Sofia Félix Duarte Dalson Britto Figueiredo Filho Enivaldo Carvalho da Rocha José Alexandre da Silva Júnior Mariana Batista da Silva Ranulfo Paranhos
• 来源期刊: 应用数学(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: CLUSTER ANALYSIS Q ANALYSIS POLITICAL Regimes
• 年，卷（期）: 2014,（15）
• 页码范围: 2408-2415
• 页数: 8页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

This paper provides an intuitive introduction to cluster analysis. Our targeting audience are both scholars and students in Political Science. Methodologically, we use basic simulation to illustrate the underlying logic of cluster analysis and we replicate data from Coppedge, Alvarez and Maldonado (2008)?[1]?to classify political regimes according to Dahl’s (1971)?[2]?polyarchy dimensions: contestation and inclusiveness. With this paper, we hope to help novice scholars to understand and employ cluster analysis in Political Science empirical research.