New publication on spatial-x models

Along with Guy D. Whitten and Laron K. Williams, we have a forthcoming article in the Journal of Politics.

I’m excited to share that our article “X Marks the Spot: Discovering the Treasure of Spatial-X Models” has been published in The Journal of Politics.

About the Research

This work, conducted with Guy D. Whitten and Laron K. Williams, explores the spatial-X framework for analyzing spatial dependencies in political and social data.

Key Contributions

• Develops new methodological approaches for spatial modeling
• Provides practical guidance for researchers working with spatial data
• Demonstrates applications across multiple substantive areas

Access the Research

• Published Article: The Journal of Politics
• Replication Materials: Available on our project repository
• Software: R packages and code for implementing spatial-X models

This research builds on our ongoing work to make spatial analysis more accessible and useful for political scientists and other social researchers.

Related Work

This publication is part of a broader research program on spatial methods. See also our work on “Interpretation: The Final Spatial Frontier” in Political Science Research and Methods.

For questions about the methodology or replication, feel free to reach out!