rcc: Relative citizen congruence

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rccR Documentation

Relative citizen congruence

Description

Calculates relative citizen congruence.

Usage

rcc(Z,R)

Arguments

Z

Population vector

R

Vector for the representatives

Details

The representation score is calculated as: 1 - (sum |Zi - median(Z)) / (sum |Zi - median(R)).

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

acc


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