Re-measuring left-right: A comparison of SEM and Bayesian measurement models for extracting left-right party placements

Electoral Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 413-421

  Bakker, Ryan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian modeling; Factor analysis; Left right positions; Measurement

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTIMATION METHOD; FACTOR ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTY POLITICS; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 67849103562     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2009.05.008     Document Type: Article

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