Testing Inferences about American Politics: A Review of the ‘Oligarchy’ Result

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• In 2015, Bashir argued that correlated predictors, a dichotomous outcome, and model specification could generate an extreme contrast between affluent and average-citizen coefficients even under simulated equal influence.

  • supports · pp. 1–6

• The study and its methodological exchange support scrutiny of unequal policy responsiveness within the sampled federal proposals, not a score or verdict for the United States as a whole.

  • qualifies · pp. 1–6