Gary King Books

The ecological inference problem, a long-standing challenge in statistical research, particularly in political science, is addressed with a reliable solution in this book. It explores how to accurately infer individual behaviors from aggregate data, which is often necessary when individual surveys are unavailable or unreliable. This issue also impacts various fields such as public policy, epidemiology, and sociology. Gary King presents a novel method that promises to improve the accuracy of cross-level inferences, overcoming the limitations of existing approaches.

One morning in early November 2007, police in the beautiful Italian city of Perugia made a gruesome discovery. The body of a young English exchange student from the University of Leeds, Meredith Kercher, was found under a blood-soaked duvet in her room in the small cottage she shared with other students. Her throat had been cut...

The classic work on qualitative methods in political science Designing Social Inquiry presents a unified approach to qualitative and quantitative research in political science, showing how the same logic of inference underlies both. This stimulating book discusses issues related to framing research questions, measuring the accuracy of data and the uncertainty of empirical inferences, discovering causal effects, and getting the most out of qualitative research. It addresses topics such as interpretation and inference, comparative case studies, constructing causal theories, dependent and explanatory variables, the limits of random selection, selection bias, and errors in measurement. The book only uses mathematical notation to clarify concepts, and assumes no prior knowledge of mathematics or statistics. Featuring a new preface by Robert O. Keohane and Gary King, this edition makes an influential work available to new generations of qualitative researchers in the social sciences.

The book explores the human tendency to seek shortcuts in pursuit of success, highlighting how these shortcuts can lead to errors and waste. It emphasizes that this behavior, often unintentional, affects productivity, customer satisfaction, and the overall health of an organization. By examining the impact of these choices from the CEO to entry-level employees, the author aims to reveal how avoiding less desirable tasks can ultimately harm both individual performance and the organization's future.

Bennie Owen, a pioneering figure in collegiate athletics, significantly impacted the University of Oklahoma from 1905 to 1926 as a coach and athletic director. Renowned for his innovative approach, he not only mentored the football team but also coached baseball and basketball. His legacy includes the development of key facilities like Memorial Stadium and various sports complexes, establishing a tradition of excellence that shaped the university's athletic landscape for years to come.