Replication Data for: Competing Principals 2.0? The impact of Facebook in the 2013 selection of the Italian Head of State (doi:10.7910/DVN/XR9Q6S)

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Document Description

Citation

Title:

Replication Data for: Competing Principals 2.0? The impact of Facebook in the 2013 selection of the Italian Head of State

Identification Number:

doi:10.7910/DVN/XR9Q6S

Distributor:

Harvard Dataverse

Date of Distribution:

2016-08-01

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Bibliographic Citation:

Ceron, Andrea, 2016, "Replication Data for: Competing Principals 2.0? The impact of Facebook in the 2013 selection of the Italian Head of State", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/XR9Q6S, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:6CytDtio9aRS2NJhPRZQzA== [fileUNF]

Study Description

Citation

Title:

Replication Data for: Competing Principals 2.0? The impact of Facebook in the 2013 selection of the Italian Head of State

Identification Number:

doi:10.7910/DVN/XR9Q6S

Authoring Entity:

Ceron, Andrea (Università degli Studi di Milano)

Distributor:

Harvard Dataverse

Access Authority:

Ceron, Andrea

Depositor:

Ceron, Andrea

Date of Deposit:

2016-04-20

Holdings Information:

https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/XR9Q6S

Study Scope

Keywords:

Social Sciences, social media, E-democracy, legislative cohesion, intra-party dissent

Abstract:

Motivated by the literature on ‘competing principals’, this article studies the effect of interactive social networking sites on the behavior of politicians. For this purpose, 12,455 comments posted on the Facebook walls of 423 Italian MPs have been analyzed to assess whether Facebook played a role in the selection of the Italian Head of State in 2013, enhancing responsiveness. The statistical analysis reveals that the pressure exerted through social media did not affect MPs’ propensity to express public dissent over the party line, which is instead affected by more traditional ‘principals’ and factors: seniority, primary elections and factional membership.

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Data Access

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File Description--f2803112

File: datasetFINAL.tab

Number of cases: 423
No. of variables per record: 37
Type of File: text/tab-separated-values

Notes:

UNF:6:V20iPJcOjH/2+wDlHs9y2Q==

Dataset used for analysis

File Description--f2803113

File: FIGURE1.tab

Number of cases: 4
No. of variables per record: 5
Type of File: text/tab-separated-values

Notes:

UNF:6:4/QgzLwtTzKOx6VEBt76rA==

Dataset used to generate Figure 1

Variable Description

List of Variables:

Dissent - DV Dissent
ExplicitDissent - DV Explicit Dissent
DissentPreAssembly - DV Dissent Pre Assembly
FBPressure - No. comments Pressure
AntiMariniFBPressure - No. comments Pressure Anti-Marini
WeightedFBPressure - No. comments Pressure / Tot No. comments
PreAssemblyFBPressure - No. comments Pressure Pre-Assembly
PartyPrimary - ==1 if selected through primary
MinorityFaction - ==1 if belonging to Renziani minority faction
Seniority - Years in Parliament
House - ==1 if member of the House
Senate - ==1 if member of the Senate
FBFriends - No Friends on Facebook
Age - Age
Female - Gender: Female==1
Education - Education
regdummy1 - costituency==Abruzzo
regdummy2 - costituency==Basilicata
regdummy3 - costituency==Calabria
regdummy4 - costituency==Campania
regdummy5 - costituency==Emilia Romagna
regdummy6 - costituency==Estero
regdummy7 - costituency==Europa
regdummy8 - costituency==Friuli venezia Giulia
regdummy9 - costituency==Lazio
regdummy10 - costituency==Liguria
regdummy11 - costituency==Lombardia
regdummy12 - costituency==Marche
regdummy13 - costituency==Molise
regdummy14 - costituency==Piemonte
regdummy15 - costituency==Puglia
regdummy16 - costituency==Sardegna
regdummy17 - costituency==Sicilia
regdummy18 - costituency==Toscana
regdummy19 - costituency==Trentino
regdummy20 - costituency==Umbria
regdummy21 - costituency==Veneto
variablename - variable name
var1
estimate - estimate
lb95ci - lower bound 95% confidence interval
ub95ci - upper bound 95% confidence interval

Variables

DV Dissent

f2803112 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.4843118231366652; Max. 1.0; Min. 0.0; Valid 423.0; Mean 0.373522458628842;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:xOXz2XmxSwGAa/vQLV//sw==

DV Explicit Dissent

f2803112 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 0.3475177304964544; Max. 1.0; Min. 0.0; StDev 0.47674571604310356; Valid 423.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:dBfANdCGEzb5B79de6mmMw==

DV Dissent Pre Assembly

f2803112 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 423.0; Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0; StDev 0.48304937073231624; Mean 0.36879432624113545;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:1MoxhyE16AVqN/FLSlpUPw==

No. comments Pressure

f2803112 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 820.0; Valid 423.0; Min. 0.0; StDev 61.839192991446595; Mean 13.855791962174925;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:1m1ThenfixsGlOrVaTnEZQ==

No. comments Pressure Anti-Marini

f2803112 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 37.15495217206636; Max. 540.0; Valid 423.0; Min. 0.0; Mean 9.007092198581558

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:V6zpWD6Q72kctZ2HyXvMEg==

No. comments Pressure / Tot No. comments

f2803112 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 1.0; Mean 0.15929195788594291; Valid 423.0; Min. 0.0; StDev 0.2633812474641684

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:cmFkPdRLrhfU5D7XbsZGlA==

No. comments Pressure Pre-Assembly

f2803112 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.07351320055857025; Max. 1.0; Min. 0.0; Mean 0.0163077691612204; Valid 423.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:Ys68x+qIBRfnGp8PhComiQ==

==1 if selected through primary

f2803112 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 0.6524822695035462; StDev 0.47674571604310445; Valid 423.0; Max. 1.0; Min. 0.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:lw53feXkO6b386uVd7+2Dw==

==1 if belonging to Renziani minority faction

f2803112 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 0.12293144208037786; Valid 423.0; StDev 0.32874731726085216; Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:0rk4wxxN+hrX9KQzFIDa6g==

Years in Parliament

f2803112 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 3.4231678486997645; StDev 4.176568852744171; Valid 423.0; Max. 27.0; Min. 0.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:hiCKBPQzMflov5sYH2nL5w==

==1 if member of the House

f2803112 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 423.0; StDev 0.4619330938912436; Mean 0.6926713947990542; Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:QasSAYtC7r85n80bKwEVyw==

==1 if member of the Senate

f2803112 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 423.0; Mean 0.2482269503546099; StDev 0.43249570639395674; Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:gRnQ2Oefwh/58H3mvIGuDA==

No Friends on Facebook

f2803112 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 395.0; Min. 0.0; Mean 4840.729113924055; Max. 161221.0; StDev 14464.312555583885

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:T0hNGIiOBEni7Wi41QU94Q==

Age

f2803112 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 90.0; StDev 10.140213937148289; Valid 423.0; Min. 24.0; Mean 49.822695035461

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:2Hrcj2Oje4LfjecZSOAnrw==

Gender: Female==1

f2803112 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 0.3687943262411347; Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0; Valid 423.0; StDev 0.48304937073231846;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:jUX5Vy40U0eT93HGuqXj2w==

Education

f2803112 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.7720360120877755; Min. 0.0; Max. 5.0; Valid 405.0; Mean 2.8666666666666663

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:/YhV9sgVEPoTNCvXTak38w==

costituency==Abruzzo

f2803112 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; StDev 0.13637747103415399; Mean 0.0189125295508274; Max. 1.0; Valid 423.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:0j3S+EmcrhnOB33MTU34Tw==

costituency==Basilicata

f2803112 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 423.0; Mean 0.016548463356974005; StDev 0.1277230486173388; Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:DOIh9JYShsXt3sOU4Z6sNA==

costituency==Calabria

f2803112 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.16622070684511056; Max. 1.0; Mean 0.028368794326241117; Valid 423.0; Min. 0.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:y1NTnAyfXMQP3GrTCFilZA==

costituency==Campania

f2803112 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.25699844369276376; Valid 423.0; Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0; Mean 0.07092198581560291

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:vA9Rcf3Upfpmqxw2TdgeCg==

costituency==Emilia Romagna

f2803112 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 0.11111111111111123; StDev 0.31464181763881394; Valid 423.0; Max. 1.0; Min. 0.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:lKeRb0aNdK5Gg6Opp+cw4w==

costituency==Estero

f2803112 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 423.0; Mean 0.014184397163120638; StDev 0.11839060598442136; Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:KYJT/D15oA0+BVL+fbOhzQ==

costituency==Europa

f2803112 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 423.0; StDev 0.06867989722271527; Max. 1.0; Min. 0.0; Mean 0.00472813238770685

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:dRxZV4TeUCbV+iO3WB7Eaw==

costituency==Friuli venezia Giulia

f2803112 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 1.0; Valid 423.0; StDev 0.15933769907733727; Mean 0.02600472813238775; Min. 0.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:gf52sgmGTfeqIBKI0csMqQ==

costituency==Lazio

f2803112 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.3056465753535519; Mean 0.10401891252955082; Min. 0.0; Valid 423.0; Max. 1.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:0aIZDcmTspGQDxT043euFQ==

costituency==Liguria

f2803112 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; Valid 423.0; Mean 0.033096926713948024; Max. 1.0; StDev 0.17910151630343996;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:pwGhPrgyBF4qvNKCihr/7A==

costituency==Lombardia

f2803112 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.3443769059825544; Max. 1.0; Mean 0.1371158392434986; Min. 0.0; Valid 423.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:8XD809h0dBoY67pX/ZAIuQ==

costituency==Marche

f2803112 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 423.0; Mean 0.03546099290780142; StDev 0.18516090803262614; Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:OsgAjWQjb5xuBnFlgIU7fQ==

costituency==Molise

f2803112 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 0.0094562647754137; StDev 0.09689705952354216; Valid 423.0; Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:LQmp96REdxpqHe+EDpVYVA==

costituency==Piemonte

f2803112 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 0.07328605200945626; Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0; StDev 0.26091405308804605; Valid 423.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:Q+86KZGvnjJFr83ZmPpXXg==

costituency==Puglia

f2803112 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0; StDev 0.2073676823825913; Valid 423.0; Mean 0.04491725768321517

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:mI4N1D8YbXR9Q7V4cbU0Og==

costituency==Sardegna

f2803112 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 423.0; Max. 1.0; Mean 0.028368794326241103; Min. 0.0; StDev 0.16622070684511028;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:nc/zp38DydvPqBbNiGqnTQ==

costituency==Sicilia

f2803112 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 1.0; Min. 0.0; StDev 0.24473893501935803; Mean 0.06382978723404256; Valid 423.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:4dJZRWxud4O6HKh+p/Oh7g==

costituency==Toscana

f2803112 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; Mean 0.08274231678486996; Max. 1.0; StDev 0.27581855303860064; Valid 423.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:aDUEvzCvkjkemxfaHonrYg==

costituency==Trentino

f2803112 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 0.011820330969267141; Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0; Valid 423.0; StDev 0.10820485163533906;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:05FnVZgEN5pi+0HOQA0AZw==

costituency==Umbria

f2803112 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 0.026004728132387706; StDev 0.15933769907733733; Min. 0.0; Valid 423.0; Max. 1.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:EdQd6tlfl8SEUBoqfgoGhA==

costituency==Veneto

f2803112 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 0.05910165484633567; Max. 1.0; Valid 423.0; StDev 0.23609409838260367; Min. 0.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:zEliGxFgggNDJsVizhPuOA==

variable name

f2803113 Location:

Value	Label	Frequency	Text
2.	Minority Faction
4.	Seniority
1.	FB Pressure
3.	Party Primary

Summary Statistics: Min. 1.0; StDev 1.2909944487358056; Max. 4.0; Mean 2.5; Valid 4.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:uVxKAEii0fJeCYsVUjsl6w==

var1

f2803113 Location:

Variable Format: character

Notes: UNF:6:8TegH4d1ouAvFYwoVRMhFg==

estimate

f2803113 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 4.0; Mean 0.20280272560194135; Max. 0.6844449043273926; StDev 0.34537488105371966; Min. -0.10736940056085587

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:XiGF3z1cl1Mx6uBHXaew9w==

lower bound 95% confidence interval

f2803113 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 4.0; Mean 0.12277659634128213; StDev 0.3316590106080217; Max. 0.5957779884338379; Min. -0.1641470044851303

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:7b74aRRUmWCS3P5slAz4QA==

upper bound 95% confidence interval

f2803113 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 4.0; Max. 0.7474747896194458; StDev 0.34847435770112; Min. -0.0492171011865139; Mean 0.2743506981059909;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:QW6n5QGmAbTTq/1c31AtdA==

Other Study-Related Materials

Label:

dofileFINAL.do

Text:

Script to replicate the results of the analysis and Figure 1

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application/x-stata-syntax

Other Study-Related Materials

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readme.pdf

Text:

Instructions for replication

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application/pdf