Measuring Policy Positions in Political Space
Measuring Policy Positions in Political Space
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衡量政治空间中的政策立场
DOI：
10.1146/annurev-polisci-061413-041905
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发表时间：
2014
影响因子：
10.8
通讯作者：
M. Laver
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作者：
M. Laver
空间模型在政治学中无处不在。每当我们面对空间模型与数据时，我们需要有效和可靠的方法来衡量政治空间中的政策立场。我首先回顾了一系列的一般性问题，必须先解决，然后再考虑如何衡量政策立场，包括认知指标，先验和后验尺度解释，维度，公共空间，跨设置的可比性。然后，我简要回顾了不同类型的数据，我们可以用来做到这一点和测量技术与每一种类型，专注于标题问题与每一种类型的数据，并指出相关文献的综合调查，包括专家，精英，和群众调查;文本分析;和立法投票行为。
Spatial models are ubiquitous within political science. Whenever we confront spatial models with data, we need valid and reliable ways to measure policy positions in political space. I first review a range of general issues that must be resolved before thinking about how to measure policy positions, including cognitive metrics, a priori and a posteriori scale interpretation, dimensionality, common spaces, and comparability across settings. I then briefly review different types of data we can use to do this and measurement techniques associated with each type, focusing on headline issues with each type of data and pointing to comprehensive surveys of relevant literatures—including expert, elite, and mass surveys; text analysis; and legislative voting behavior.