Langche Zeng
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Langche Zeng is a political scientist and quantitative methodologist known for his collaborative work with Gary King on statistical methods in social science research.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Langche Zeng canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T31018 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Langche Zeng Context triple: [Gary King, coAuthor, Langche Zeng]
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A.
Priscilla Chan
Priscilla Chan is an American pediatrician and philanthropist who co-founded the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative with her husband, Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg.
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B.
Fang-Howard Chang
Fang-Howard Chang is an engineer and innovator recognized with the prestigious Edison Medal for his significant contributions to electrical science and technology.
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C.
Harukichi Hyakutake
Harukichi Hyakutake was a Japanese lieutenant general who led the Seventeenth Army in the Solomon Islands campaign during World War II, including the battles around Guadalcanal.
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D.
Linda Salzman Sagan
Linda Salzman Sagan is an American artist and writer best known for co-designing the Pioneer plaque and contributing to other interstellar message projects alongside Carl Sagan.
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E.
Shirley Ann Jackson
Shirley Ann Jackson is an American physicist and trailblazing academic leader renowned for her pioneering research in theoretical physics and for being one of the first Black women to earn a Ph.D. from MIT.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Langche Zeng Target entity description: Langche Zeng is a political scientist and quantitative methodologist known for his collaborative work with Gary King on statistical methods in social science research.
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A.
Priscilla Chan
Priscilla Chan is an American pediatrician and philanthropist who co-founded the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative with her husband, Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg.
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B.
Fang-Howard Chang
Fang-Howard Chang is an engineer and innovator recognized with the prestigious Edison Medal for his significant contributions to electrical science and technology.
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C.
Harukichi Hyakutake
Harukichi Hyakutake was a Japanese lieutenant general who led the Seventeenth Army in the Solomon Islands campaign during World War II, including the battles around Guadalcanal.
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D.
Linda Salzman Sagan
Linda Salzman Sagan is an American artist and writer best known for co-designing the Pioneer plaque and contributing to other interstellar message projects alongside Carl Sagan.
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E.
Shirley Ann Jackson
Shirley Ann Jackson is an American physicist and trailblazing academic leader renowned for her pioneering research in theoretical physics and for being one of the first Black women to earn a Ph.D. from MIT.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political scientist
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quantitative methodologist ⓘ |
| academicStatus | faculty member ⓘ |
| coauthorWith | Gary King ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of statistical methods for rare events data
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improvement of quantitative tools in political science ⓘ |
| employer | University of California, San Diego ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
political science
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quantitative methodology ⓘ statistics ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
international relations
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political methodology ⓘ |
| hasCoauthor |
Gary King
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other political methodologists ⓘ |
| hasPublicationType |
journal articles
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methodological papers ⓘ |
| influencedField | empirical social science research methods ⓘ |
| isAlive | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
collaborative work with Gary King
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methods for binary time-series–cross-section data ⓘ methods for rare events data ⓘ statistical methods in social science research ⓘ |
| language |
Chinese
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English ⓘ |
| nationality | Chinese-American ⓘ |
| occupation |
researcher
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university professor ⓘ |
| researchArea |
event data analysis
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quantitative political methodology ⓘ rare events logistic regression ⓘ statistical modeling of political events ⓘ time-series–cross-section analysis ⓘ |
| teaches |
quantitative methods in political science
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statistical methods for social science ⓘ |
| workLocation | San Diego ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Langche Zeng Description of subject: Langche Zeng is a political scientist and quantitative methodologist known for his collaborative work with Gary King on statistical methods in social science research.
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