R/bechdel.R

In speegled/fosdata: Data for use with the book "Probability, Statistics, and Data: A Fresh Approach Using R", by Darrin Speegle and Bryan Clair

#' The Bechdel test
#'
#' A simple tool for detecting gender bias in Hollywood movies is the Bechdel test, which originated
#' in Alison Bechdel's comic strip "Dykes To Watch Out For".  A movie passes the test if it has:
#' \enumerate{
#'   \item at least two women in it
#'   \item who talk to each other about
#'   \item something besides a man
#' }
#' This data set contains information about movies, whether they pass or fail the Bechdel test, and
#' financial information for those movies.
#'
#' From the authors: "Audiences and creators know that on one level or another, there’s an inherent gender bias in the movie business — whether it’s the disproportionately low number of films with female leads, the process of pigeonholing actresses into predefined roles (action chick, romantic interest, middle-aged mother, etc.), or the lack of serious character development for women on screen compared to their male counterparts. What’s challenging is quantifying this dysfunction, putting numbers to a trend that is — at least anecdotally — a pretty clear reality."
#'
#' @format A data frame with 1794 observations of 15 variables
#' \describe{
#'   \item{year}{Movie release year.}
#'   \item{imdb}{Movie ID number at imdb.com.}
#'   \item{title}{Movie title.}
#'   \item{test}{The full Bechdel test status of the film, as rated by BechdelTest.com.}
#'   \item{clean_test}{A simplified Bechdel test status. Contains levels dubious, men, notalk, nowmen, and ok.}
#'   \item{binary}{The Bechdel test stautus simplified to PASS/FAIL.}
#'   \item{budget}{The film's budget, in US dollars, when made.}
#'   \item{domgross}{Domestic earnings (US, Canada, PR, Guam).}
#'   \item{intgross}{International earnings.}
#'   \item{code}{Combination of year and binary variables.}
#'   \item{budget_2013}{The film's budget, in 2013 US dollars.}
#'   \item{domgross_2013}{Domestic earnings in 2013 US dollars.}
#'   \item{intgross_2013}{International earnings in 2013 US dollars.}
#'   \item{period_code}{Movie release year segmented into five periods, 1=2010-2014, 2=2005-2009, etc.}
#'   \item{decade_code}{Movie release year segmented into three decades, 1=2010s, 2=2000s, 3=1990s.}
#' }
#'
#' @source "The Dollar-And-Cents Case Against Hollywood's Exclusion of Women", Walt Hickey, FiveThirtyEight, April 1, 2014.
#' @source \url{https://github.com/fivethirtyeight/data/tree/master/bechdel}
"bechdel"