debate: Debate Experiment dataset for R Companion to Political...

In RCPA3: Data and Functions for R Companion to Political Analysis 3rd Ed

Debate Experiment dataset for R Companion to Political Analysis, Third Edition

Description

A dataset with variables about students who participated in an experiment. This dataset is used to demonstrate application of R to political analysis. See book Appendix for variable names and descriptions.

Usage

debate

Format

A data frame with 171 rows and 14 variables.

obs

Unique identification number for each subject

assignment

Name of condition subject was assigned to

tv

Did subject watch debate on TV? 1 = yes, 0 = no

debinfo

Number correct answers on five question quiz about the debate.

catholic

Is subject Catholic? 1 = yes, 0 = no

issues

Which candidate do you agree with on policy issues?

integrity

Which candidate has more integrity?

leadership

Which candidate is more effective leader?

empathy

Which candidate has more empathy?

sophdum

Is respondent a sophomore? 1 = yes, 0 = no.

won

Which candidate won the debate? 1 = Kennedy ... 4 = Tie ... 7 = Nixon

pid

Self-reported partisan identification on standard 1-7 scale

ideology

Self-reported political ideology on standard 1-7 scale

gender

Subject's gender, 0 = male, 1 = female.

Source

Jamie Druckman. See Appendix of printed textbook for further information.

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