An Exploration in Systems Analysis of Domestic Conflict.

Abstract

This paper describes a strategy for the quantitative, time series and cross sectional analyses of political systems. A study of domestic conflict in 60 nations for 11 years is presented as an illustration of the procedure. It was found that the inclusion of individual 'time variables' in P factor analysis is insufficient for the adequate description of over time variation. Grouping of nations based on over - time similiarity using periodic equations was much more successful.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1969
Accession Number
ADA017033

Entities

People

  • David Mccormick
  • Joseph M. Firestone

Organizations

  • University of HawaiĘ»i System

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Data Science
  • Domestic
  • Equations
  • Factor Analysis
  • Inclusions
  • Information Science
  • Interdisciplinary Science
  • Mathematics
  • Political Systems
  • Systems Analysis

Readers

  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Regression Analysis.
  • Theoretical Analysis.