Method Factors in Democracy Indicators

Elff, Martin; Ziaja, Sebastian

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dc.contributor.author	Elff, Martin	de
dc.contributor.author	Ziaja, Sebastian	de
dc.date.accessioned	2019-05-10T10:16:03Z
dc.date.available	2019-05-10T10:16:03Z
dc.date.issued	2018	de
dc.identifier.issn	2183-2463	de
dc.identifier.uri	https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/62547
dc.description.abstract	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 Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), Freedom House, Polity IV, and the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) project. Using three different multi-dimensional concepts of democracy as starting points, we find strong evidence for method factors in all sources. Method-specific factors are strongest when yearly changes in the scores are assessed. The sources find it easier to agree on long-term average scores. We discuss the implications for applied researchers.	de
dc.language	en	de
dc.subject.ddc	Politikwissenschaft	de
dc.subject.ddc	Political science	en
dc.subject.other	confirmatory factor analysis; method bias	de
dc.title	Method Factors in Democracy Indicators	de
dc.description.review	begutachtet (peer reviewed)	de
dc.description.review	peer reviewed	en
dc.source.journal	Politics and Governance
dc.source.volume	6	de
dc.publisher.country	PRT
dc.source.issue	1	de
dc.subject.classoz	Allgemeines, spezielle Theorien und Schulen, Methoden, Entwicklung und Geschichte der Politikwissenschaft	de
dc.subject.classoz	Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Political Science	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Demokratie	de
dc.subject.thesoz	democracy	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Indikator	de
dc.subject.thesoz	indicator	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Messung	de
dc.subject.thesoz	measurement	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Methode	de
dc.subject.thesoz	method	en
dc.rights.licence	Creative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0	de
dc.rights.licence	Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0	en
internal.status	formal und inhaltlich fertig erschlossen	de
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internal.identifier.thesoz	10047129
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dc.type.stock	article	de
dc.type.document	Zeitschriftenartikel	de
dc.type.document	journal article	en
dc.source.pageinfo	92-104	de
internal.identifier.classoz	10501
internal.identifier.journal	787
internal.identifier.document	32
internal.identifier.ddc	320
dc.source.issuetopic	Why Choice Matters: Revisiting and Comparing Measures of Democracy	de
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v6i1.1235	de
dc.description.pubstatus	Veröffentlichungsversion	de
dc.description.pubstatus	Published Version	en
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internal.identifier.pubstatus	1
internal.identifier.review	1
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ssoar.urn.registration	false	de

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