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Debate Experiment dataset for R Companion to Political Analysis, Third Edition
Description
A dataset with variables about students who participated in an experiment. This dataset is used to demonstrate application of R to political analysis. See book Appendix for variable names and descriptions.
Usage
debate
Format
A data frame with 171 rows and 14 variables.
- obs
Unique identification number for each subject
- assignment
Name of condition subject was assigned to
- tv
Did subject watch debate on TV? 1 = yes, 0 = no
- debinfo
Number correct answers on five question quiz about the debate.
- catholic
Is subject Catholic? 1 = yes, 0 = no
- issues
Which candidate do you agree with on policy issues?
- integrity
Which candidate has more integrity?
- leadership
Which candidate is more effective leader?
- empathy
Which candidate has more empathy?
- sophdum
Is respondent a sophomore? 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- won
Which candidate won the debate? 1 = Kennedy ... 4 = Tie ... 7 = Nixon
- pid
Self-reported partisan identification on standard 1-7 scale
- ideology
Self-reported political ideology on standard 1-7 scale
- gender
Subject's gender, 0 = male, 1 = female.
Source
Jamie Druckman. See Appendix of printed textbook for further information.