Method Factors in Democracy Indicators

Method factors represent variance common to indicators from the same data source. Detecting method factors can help uncover systematic bias in data sources. This article employs confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to detect method factors in 23 democracy indicators from four popular data sources: The...

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Main Authors: Martin Elff, Sebastian Ziaja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cogitatio 2018-03-01
Series:Politics and Governance
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Online Access:https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/1235