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Silencing the Dummy Variable: A Plea to Heed One'sAudience and Publish More
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 July 2006
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No—this is not what it seems. This is not a discourse on statistics,but it is a discussion of a type of methodology—that of how, whenthey are writing, political scientists can better approach theiraudience. Put differently, this article is related to the moregeneral proposition that scholars need to demonstrate not only thatthey can conduct research but also that they can communicate iteffectively to a wide audience. And, although critical of somesocial science writing, it carries a suggestion for increasing yourrange of publication options.
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On the basis of the sage suggestion of a colleague that “silencing”is like placing your hand over the mouth of a dummy when you haveone audience, and removing your hand when you are in the presence ofone that is more appropriate, this title is slightly altered fromthe original, which spoke of “Outlawing” or “Banning” the dummyvariable.The author wishes to thank the anonymous reviewer forPS for trenchant, helpful comments, and wishesto acknowledge the comments of a number of people who read an earlyversion: Lauren Bell, Chris Bonneau, Jolly Emrey, Gene Flango, SusanHaire, Robert Howard, Rita Peterson, and Greg Rathjen.
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