Finite- and large-sample inference for ranks using multinomial data with an application to ranking political parties
多项数据排名的有限样本与大样本推断：政党排名应用
It is common to rank different categories by means of preferences that are revealed through data on choices. A prominent example is the ranking of political candidates or parties using the estimated share of support each one receives in surveys or polls about political attitudes. Since these rankings are computed using estimates of the share of support rather than the true share of support, there may be considerable uncertainty concerning the true ranking of the political…