Uncovering patterns among latent variables: human rights and judicial independence

In this paper, we reexamine the relationship between judicial independence and state respect for human rights by taking advantage of new latent measures of both constructs. In our analysis, we demonstrate a simple method for incorporating the uncertainty of these latent variables. Our results provid...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Charles D Crabtree, Christopher J Fariss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-09-01
Series:Research & Politics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2053168015605343