Gary King (political scientist)

Gary King (born December 8, 1958) is an American political scientist and quantitative methodologist. He is the Albert J. Weatherhead III University Professor and Director for the Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University. King and his research group develop and apply empirical methods in many areas of social science research, focusing on innovations that span the range from statistical theory to practical application.

Gary King
Born (1958-12-08) December 8, 1958
New York City, New York, U.S.
Academic background
EducationState University of New York at New Paltz (BA)
University of Wisconsin–Madison (PhD)
Doctoral advisorLeon Epstein
Academic work
DisciplinePolitical science
Sub-disciplinePolitical methodology
Institutions
Doctoral studentsJennifer Hill
Claudine Gay
Notable works
  • Unifying Political Methodology (1989)
  • Designing Social Inquiry (1994)
  • A Solution to the Ecological Inference Problem (1997)
Websitegking.harvard.edu
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