############################################################################ ## Plot constituency ideology, calculate reliability of constituency means ## ## Code for "Representation in Congress: Constituents and Roll Calls" ## Forthcoming in Journal of Politics ## ## 106th house ## Josh Clinton ## Princeton University ## May 2005 ############################################################################ HOUSE.106<-read.table(file="***PATH***/HOUSE.106.AKN.ipe.R") R<-HOUSE.106$pty R[R==100]<-0 R[R==200]<-1 R[R==328]<-0 ##################################### # PLOT JOINT DISTRIBUTION ##################################### rep<-HOUSE.106$pty rep[rep==100]<-2 rep[rep==200]<-17 rep[rep==328]<-2 postscript(file="***PATH***/Figure1.ps", horizontal=F,width=7,height=7) par(mfrow=c(2,2)) plot(HOUSE.106$lc,HOUSE.106$x106mean,xlab="District Ideology",ylab="Rep. Induced Preference",pch=rep) plot(HOUSE.106$splc,HOUSE.106$x106mean,xlab="Same-Party Ideology",ylab="Rep. Induced Preference", pch=rep) plot(HOUSE.106$lc,HOUSE.106$splc,ylab="Same-Party Ideology",xlab="District Ideology", pch=rep) plot(HOUSE.106$splc,HOUSE.106$nsplc,ylab="Same-Party Ideology",xlab="Non-Same-Party Ideology", pch=rep) dev.off() ########################################### # Get Descriptives ########################################### attach(HOUSE.106) median(splc) median(lc) sd(splc) sd(lc) ########################################### # Create Weights ########################################### poo<-numsp+numnsp a<-(numsp/poo) b<-(numnsp/poo) c<-(numi/poo) d<-(numop/poo) R<-HOUSE.106$pty R[R==100]<-0 R[R==200]<-1 R[R==328]<-0 R.indx<- R*seq(1,dim(HOUSE.106)[1],by=1) # Republican index pctspid<-a*splc pctnspid<-b*nsplc ########################################### # Create Reliabilities Use O'Brien ########################################### # Geographic xbar.lc<-mean(lc) msa.lc<-sum(numg*(lc-xbar.lc)^2)/(length(lc)-1) msra.lc.p<-sum(numg*sdlc^2) / (sum(numg) - length(lc)) msra.lc.up<-sum((numg*sdlc^2)/(numg-1))/length(lc) r.lc<-(msa.lc-msra.lc.up)/msa.lc # AKN -- .86 # Same-Party xbar.splc<-sum(splc*numsp)/sum(numsp) msa.splc<-sum(numsp*(splc-xbar.splc)^2)/(length(splc)-1) msra.splc.p<-sum(numsp*sdsplc^2) / (sum(numsp) - length(splc)) msra.splc.up<-sum((numsp*sdsplc^2)/(numsp-1))/length(splc) (msa.splc-msra.splc.up)/msa.splc # .97 # Non-same-party # Non-Wgt. xbar.nsp<-sum(nsplc*numnsp)/sum(numnsp) msa.nsp<-sum(numnsp*(nsplc -xbar.nsp)^2)/(length(splc)-1) msra.nsp.p<-sum(numnsp*sdnsplc^2) / (sum(numnsp) - length(splc)) msra.nsp.up<-sum((numnsp*sdnsplc^2)/(numnsp-1))/length(splc) (msa.nsp-msra.nsp.up)/msa.nsp # .89 ########################################### # Wright, Erikson, McIver ########################################### eev<-mean(sdlc/numg) tv.lc<-var(lc) (tv.lc-eev)/tv.lc # AKN .84 eev<-mean(sdsplc/numsp) tv.splc<-var(splc) (tv.splc-eev)/tv.splc # AKN .95 eev<-mean(sdnsplc/numnsp) tv.nsplc<-var(nsplc) (tv.nsplc-eev)/tv.nsplc # AKN .85 # Reps Only eev<-mean(sdsplc[R==1]/numsp[R==1]) tv.splc<-var(splc[R==1]) (tv.splc-eev)/tv.splc # .32 eev<-mean(sdnsplc[R==1]/numnsp[R==1]) tv.nsplc<-var(nsplc[R==1]) (tv.nsplc-eev)/tv.nsplc # .63 # Dems Only eev<-mean(sdsplc[R==0]/numsp[R==0]) tv.splc<-var(splc[R==0]) (tv.splc-eev)/tv.splc # .70 eev<-mean(sdnsplc[R==0]/numnsp[R==0]) tv.nsplc<-var(nsplc[R==0]) (tv.nsplc-eev)/tv.nsplc # .64 #eev<-mean(HOUSE.106$sdilc/HOUSE.106$numilc) # Indpendents #tv.ilc<-var(HOUSE.106$ilc) #r.ilc<- (tv.ilc-eev)/tv.ilc # .33 #eev<-mean(HOUSE.106$sdoplc/HOUSE.106$numoplc) # Out-party #tv.oplc<-var(HOUSE.106$oplc) #r.oplc<- (tv.oplc-eev)/tv.oplc # .77