Replication Data for "What to Observe When Assuming Selection on Observables" (doi:10.7910/DVN/69RUAD)

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Document Description

Citation

Title:

Replication Data for "What to Observe When Assuming Selection on Observables"

Identification Number:

doi:10.7910/DVN/69RUAD

Distributor:

Harvard Dataverse

Date of Distribution:

2025-02-21

Version:

1

Bibliographic Citation:

Quinn, Kevin M.; Liu, Guoer; Epstein, Lee; Martin, Andrew D., 2025, "Replication Data for "What to Observe When Assuming Selection on Observables"", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/69RUAD, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:PntW10YwlNZswZX6ZR77RA== [fileUNF]

Study Description

Citation

Title:

Replication Data for "What to Observe When Assuming Selection on Observables"

Identification Number:

doi:10.7910/DVN/69RUAD

Authoring Entity:

Quinn, Kevin M. (Emory University)

Liu, Guoer (UCSD)

Epstein, Lee (Washington University in St. Louis)

Martin, Andrew D. (Washington University in St. Louis)

Producer:

<i>Political Analysis</i>

Distributor:

Harvard Dataverse

Access Authority:

Quinn, Kevin M.

Depositor:

Quinn, Kevin M.

Date of Deposit:

2024-12-02

Holdings Information:

https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/69RUAD

Study Scope

Keywords:

Social Sciences

Abstract:

Replication code and data needed to reproduce results presented in-text and in the Supplemental Information provided for the study. Please report any errors to Guoer Liu; current contact info: guoerliu@ucsd.edu

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Sources Statement

Data Access

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Citation

Title:

Forthcoming, Political Analysis

Bibliographic Citation:

Forthcoming, Political Analysis

File Description--f10740807

File: mpsforsale.tab

  • Number of cases: 427

  • No. of variables per record: 36

  • Type of File: text/tab-separated-values

Notes:

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Variable Description

List of Variables:

Variables

surname

f10740807 Location:

Variable Format: character

Notes: UNF:6:B8JW2Inau3f0KxasbIJEkA==

first name

f10740807 Location:

Variable Format: character

Notes: UNF:6:musEtbR49RADEcKydL5tSA==

labour

f10740807 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.5000906999570447; Min. 0.0; Mean 0.477751756440281; Max. 1.0; Valid 427.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:23CdomqQMqEYKGYo1bziww==

tory

f10740807 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 427.0; Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0; Mean 0.522248243559719; StDev 0.5000906999570447

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:7N/Bh1hk7ZQgl+Z2/nXr7Q==

log(real gross wealth)

f10740807 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 427.0; Min. 8.433170318603516; StDev 1.0690248603055026; Max. 16.311491012573242; Mean 12.619007459010676

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:KKTPoFeTnP8vE7k2k1mO2Q==

log(real net wealth)

f10740807 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 1.270383728398863; Valid 427.0; Mean 12.439149722561623; Max. 16.30447006225586; Min. 6.981184005737305

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:vo+JvcuquBy05DkCkMKXgw==

1 if served; 0 otherwise

f10740807 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.4874991700934189; Max. 1.0; Min. 0.0; Valid 427.0; Mean 0.386416861826698;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:aj27kUoCr4ooXUsX/1K8Qg==

year of borth

f10740807 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 425.0; Min. 1890.0; Max. 1945.0; Mean 1918.5882352941176; StDev 9.681355011059475;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:bwFJVLU9RjyfcKguUynOlg==

year of death

f10740807 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 1995.3536299765808; Max. 2005.0; StDev 6.4001177134010865; Valid 427.0; Min. 1984.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:1ifQiULRngzMCqqybb6TAQ==

schooling: public school

f10740807 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 427.0; Max. 1.0; Mean 0.30444964871194324; StDev 0.4607137391635945; Min. 0.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:MiFy+4cBwECrCSNHZF06eg==

schooling: eton

f10740807 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 1.0; StDev 0.24366499382950135; Mean 0.06323185011709613; Valid 427.0; Min. 0.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:enJnkqDRms50JsC3aOeBLQ==

schooling: secondary

f10740807 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 427.0; StDev 0.48749917009341903; Max. 1.0; Mean 0.3864168618266981; Min. 0.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:TS7O1gnkdP7TRcTveoH9nQ==

schooling: not mentioned

f10740807 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; StDev 0.43112563626642864; Max. 1.0; Mean 0.24590163934426232; Valid 427.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:PXXfhtwf6WvR9kEwuke+0w==

university: oxbridge

f10740807 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 1.0; Min. 0.0; Valid 427.0; Mean 0.28103044496487123; StDev 0.4500295937170844

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:o2oOBXkTAX+GcUbAn0oVRQ==

university: degree

f10740807 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.47936840210433795; Valid 427.0; Max. 1.0; Min. 0.0; Mean 0.35597189695550346;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:CuPOFICWF260A3Fl6ANznA==

university: not mentioned

f10740807 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 0.36299765807962525; Max. 1.0; Valid 427.0; Min. 0.0; StDev 0.48142824239616727

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:xZNDs5dOUP1hVsa2c6cMww==

1 if aristocrat, 0 otherwise

f10740807 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 1.0; StDev 0.17200976782420133; Min. 0.0; Valid 427.0; Mean 0.030444964871194368;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:aHdbO2x4icwgm5PQja5ZGg==

1 if female, 0 otherwise

f10740807 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 427.0; Min. 0.0; StDev 0.21154047021830372; Mean 0.046838407494145175; Max. 1.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:IeThLC9WO0n2X4t9CQ9TOw==

occupation: teacher

f10740807 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; Mean 0.11475409836065577; Max. 1.0; Valid 427.0; StDev 0.3190988234211336

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:wwH1LsBgYRU6PTBsT1ZQaQ==

occupation: barrister

f10740807 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 0.09836065573770489; Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0; StDev 0.29815100177065557; Valid 427.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:Ut6H4bNuDmU+U7+FRk4GSw==

occupation: solicitor

f10740807 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 0.06557377049180324; Valid 427.0; Max. 1.0; StDev 0.24782591964229206; Min. 0.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:L/ELE0ujL4nnbPna4fS+9g==

occupation: doctor

f10740807 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 0.023419203747072584; StDev 0.15140816304586485; Valid 427.0; Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:vy9HO950jVI3t4oATzZUOQ==

occupation: civil servant

f10740807 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.10770168318169236; Max. 1.0; Min. 0.0; Valid 427.0; Mean 0.01170960187353629;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:WtZsBuhaj2uAIo7pFhLf1A==

occupation: local politician

f10740807 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 427.0; Max. 1.0; Mean 0.24824355971896964; Min. 0.0; StDev 0.432500597491485

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:6SmGqgSulV3bNzAib8h0qw==

occupation: business

f10740807 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; Mean 0.13817330210772838; Valid 427.0; StDev 0.34548657657094917; Max. 1.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:csKX3F3lWyDsERdjWRJTWA==

occupation: white_collar

f10740807 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.30128749246428066; Mean 0.10070257611241226; Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0; Valid 427.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:4KWD6RtaTOQtl/iT/+wufg==

occupation: union official

f10740807 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; StDev 0.15140816304586485; Mean 0.02341920374707258; Valid 427.0; Max. 1.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:vko2CV8U/flUkYvUUbB26Q==

occupation: journalist

f10740807 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; Valid 427.0; Mean 0.10304449648711937; Max. 1.0; StDev 0.3043736050360563

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:lIk/e+Y20FRdbTxwYgYeBg==

occupation: miner

f10740807 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 427.0; StDev 0.08362282182581422; Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0; Mean 0.007025761124121774;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:nnYAEWdyMat9zeD6spUmhA==

region of first winning/best losing race

f10740807 Location:

Variable Format: character

Notes: UNF:6:VKC9OK+lG4C3ncyvtpGeTA==

VS margin race prior to wobl

f10740807 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.14359496491922968; Max. 0.7120975852012634; Min. -0.5489689707756042; Valid 344.0; Mean -0.07361248034130552

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:DTWZjCgdhzd0zyOl6LjUiA==

# voters first winning/best losing race

f10740807 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 21074.0; Valid 427.0; Mean 56512.728337236535; StDev 11961.307351027497; Max. 123297.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:gLXZedFy5OdhJWqtTW2Yrg==

turnout first winning/best losing race

f10740807 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.5180185437202454; StDev 0.06994946287721707; Max. 0.9048285484313965; Mean 0.7848884221820698; Valid 427.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:LpLtQrx+uLwxjC55IYUohQ==

wobl_race_effective_number_of_candidates

f10740807 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 427.0; StDev 0.30898445238138544; Max. 3.5853302478790283; Mean 2.2299384934003235; Min. 1.6384398937225342

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:BzLBicYRl7QRiaVbihMAKQ==

VS margin in first winning/best losing race

f10740807 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 0.3679702579975128; Min. -0.48631197214126587; StDev 0.1225339254316274; Mean -0.04645648935730122; Valid 427.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:J9Bn7j+HpKZS1TP7lkzibA==

# of directorships in 1983

f10740807 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 0.22307692307692306; Min. 0.0; Valid 390.0; StDev 1.2579743660487424; Max. 19.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:tjesYCggPJy1cWIpx51rNA==

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