aacc: Absolute mean citizen congruence

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Absolute mean citizen congruence

Description

Calculates absolute mean citizen congruence.

Usage

aacc(Z,R)

Arguments

Z

Population vector

R

Vector for the representatives, or single point (e.g. government)

Details

The representation score is calculated as: |mean of Z - mean of R|, or |mean of Z - single point|. This is a derivative of amcc which uses the median rather than the mean here.

Value

Representation score

Author(s)

Didier Ruedin

References

Golder, M., and J. Stramski. 2010. Ideological Congruence and Electoral Institutions. American Journal of Political Science 54 (1): 90-106.

See Also

amcc


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