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A Reply to “Reducing Political Bias in Political Science Estimates”

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 January 2017

Daniel Maliniak ,
Ryan Powers  and
Barbara Walter
Daniel Maliniak
Affiliation:
College of William & Mary
Ryan Powers
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Barbara Walter
Affiliation:
University of California, San Diego
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Abstract

Zigerell (this issue) cites the findings of his recent reanalysis (Zigerell 2015) of the data in our 2013 study of the gender citation gap in the international relations literature to support his claim that our study showed a “preference for statistically-significant results.” We thank Zigerell for so closely engaging with our work. However, we note that he is focused on how his changes to our sample affect a single model in our original paper, highlight the fact that we reported statistically insignificant results when they arose in our original analyses, and review the findings of other recent re-analyses of our data. Ultimately, while we disagree with Zigerell’s conclusions about our work, we join Zigerell in calling for greater diversity in the discipline.

Type
Controversy: Bias in Political Science Estimates
Information
PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 50 , Issue 1 , January 2017 , pp. 184 - 185
Copyright
Copyright © American Political Science Association 2017 

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