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The tests we are going to discuss here will be presented in two steps. We will start from basic comparative averages, and turn later to multivariate regression analysis. In both stages, the unit of analysis (i.e. electoral systems as defined by Lijphart) will be operationalized through the variables already specified in the previous chapters: the formula (majoritarian systems, or one or the other variety of PR); assembly size; and electoral effective threshold.
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© 2009 Gianfranco Baldini and Adriano Pappalardo
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Baldini, G., Pappalardo, A. (2009). From Theory to Evidence: Updating and Retesting Lijphart. In: Elections, Electoral Systems and Volatile Voters. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230584389_9
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