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In rudeboybert/fivethirtyeight: Data and Code Behind the Stories and Interactives at 'FiveThirtyEight'

The Next Bechdel Test

This folder contains data behind the story The Next Bechdel Test.

nextBechal_allTests.csv and shows the high-level breakdown of which movies passed and failed - Each row is one of the 50 top-grossing movies from 2016. - Each column is one of the tests. A 0 means the movie failed that test, a 1 means it passed.

nextBechal_castGender.csv contains the estimated gender for the entire cast for every movie, including whether a role was supporting or main. Data was obtained from The Numbers.

Variable | Definition ---|--------- MOVIE | Title of the film ACTOR | Full name of the actor CHARACTER | All characters played by the actor in that movie TYPE | Leading, Supporting, Cameo or Lead Ensemble Member BILLING | Billing number GENDER | Estimated gender of the actor

nextBechal_crewGender.csv contains data for the crew for every movie, by probablity that a give first name is male.

Variable | Definition ---|--------- MOVIE | Title of the film DEPARTMENT | Full name of the actor FULL_NAME | Actor's first and last name FIRST_NAME | Just first name of actor IMDB | Actor's IMDB page GENDER_PROB | Percent chance that a given name is male GENDER_GUESS | Based on the probablity, guess if the name is male or female

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