confessionals {survivoR}

Confessionals

Description

A dataset containing the count of confessionals per castaway per episode. A confessional is when the castaway is speaking directly to the camera about their game.

Usage

confessionals

Format

This data frame contains the following columns:

version

Country code for the version of the show

version_season

Version season key

season_name

The season name

season

The season number

episode

Episode number

castaway

Name of the castaway

castaway_id

ID of the castaway (primary key). Consistent across seasons and name changes e.g. Amber Brkich / Amber Mariano. The first two letters reference the country of the version played e.g. US, AU.

confessional_count

The count of confessionals for the castaway during the episode

confessional_time

The total time for all confessionals for the episode for each castaway

index_count

The index based on the confessional counts. See details.

index_time

The index based on the confessional time. See details.

Details

Confessional data has been counted by contributors of the survivoR R package and consolidated with external sources. The aim is to establish consistency in confessional counts in the absence of official sources. Given the subjective nature of the counts and the potential for clerical error no single source is more valid than another. Therefore, it is reasonable to average across all sources.

In the case of double or extended episodes, if the episode only has one title it is considered a single episode. This means the average number of confessionals per person is likely to be higher for this episode given it's length. If there are two episode titles the confessionals are counted for the appropriate episode. This is to ensure consistency across all other datasets.

In the case of recap episodes, this episode is left blank.

The indexes are a measure of how many more confessional counts or time the castaway has received given the point in the game. For example a 'index_count' of 1 implies the castaway has received the expected number of confessionals given equal share within tribe. An index of 1.5 implies have have received 50 typically receives more confessionals for the episode. Makes sense. 'index_time' is the same but using time instead of counts.

If you also count confessionals, please get in touch and I'll add them into the package.