fit_model: Fit Poll Pooling Model

In jackobailey/britpol: Data and Functions for Studying British Politics

Fit Poll Pooling Model

Description

This function provides a simple way to fit a variant of Simon Jackman's "polling the polls" model.

Usage

fit_model(data, init, final, party, alpha_init, alpha_final, refresh = 0)

Arguments

data	Raw pollbase data.
init	Initial election date.
final	Final election date.
party	A string reflecting a party. Either "con", "lab", or "lib".
alpha_init	The party's vote share at the initial election.
alpha_final	The party's vote share at the final election.
refresh	How often to report model iterations. Defaults to 0.

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