Measurement Error in Latent Predictors: A Critical Look

• In Event: Improving Statistical Inference

Brief Overview

We document how researchers rarely adjust for attenuation bias caused by measurement error in latent quantities such as ideology. We provide examples where adjustment strengths estimates and make available new tools for estimation and inference.

Authors

• Stephen August Jessee, The University of Texas at Austin

• Connor Thomas Jerzak, The University of Texas at Austin