
Quantile Modeling for Political Research
Xiao Lu(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Will be published approx. on 31. July 2026
Book
Hardback
75 pages
978-1-009-60597-7 (ISBN)
Description
Quantile models are widely used across the natural and social sciences to analyze heterogeneous phenomena that conventional mean-based approaches often obscure. Yet, despite their growing importance in many disciplines, their adoption in political science has remained comparatively limited, in part because the field still lacks an accessible introduction tailored to its substantive questions and empirical practices. This Element addresses that gap by showing how quantile models can expand the methodological repertoire of political science and deepen our understanding of political phenomena. Combining methodological innovation with practical guidance, this Element introduces quantile models for both continuous and discrete response variables and illustrates their use with real-world political examples. All empirical applications are accompanied by publicly available data, code, and software, making the Element a useful resource for both teaching and research. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
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English
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Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
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ISBN-13
978-1-009-60597-7 (9781009605977)
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Content
1. Introduction; 2. Quantile models for continuous responses; 3. Quantile models for binary choices; 4. Quantile models for multiple choices; 5. A brief overview of other Quantile; Methods; 6. Conclusion; References.