Improving the measurement of biblical interpretation in social science research
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Abstract Asking about people's views of the Bible in a single survey question has become prevailing way to understand mass public's religious beliefs. Nevertheless, standard items raise questions what is being measured. The used measure one's are often double-barreled and leave considerable room for interpretation. In this paper, we assess measurement error three-category from American National Election Study (ANES) by developing new gauge it might mean respondent select one three options question. Using original data two online surveys, demonstrate that there substantial ANES item. Analyses also show our predict responses item potent predictors political attitudes—often performing better than widely
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عنوان ژورنال: Politics and Religion
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['1755-0491', '1755-0483']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s1755048323000160