Replication Data for: Electoral Costs of Agenda Control (doi:10.7910/DVN/YBMKUX)

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Document Description

Citation

Title:

Replication Data for: Electoral Costs of Agenda Control

Identification Number:

doi:10.7910/DVN/YBMKUX

Distributor:

Harvard Dataverse

Date of Distribution:

2015-05-25

Version:

1

Bibliographic Citation:

Richman, Jesse, 2015, "Replication Data for: Electoral Costs of Agenda Control", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/YBMKUX, Harvard Dataverse, V1, UNF:6:s6h0Qe1+HefoV14IDPFPGA== [fileUNF]

Study Description

Citation

Title:

Replication Data for: Electoral Costs of Agenda Control

Identification Number:

doi:10.7910/DVN/YBMKUX

Authoring Entity:

Richman, Jesse (Old Dominion University)

Distributor:

Harvard Dataverse

Access Authority:

Richman, Jesse

Depositor:

Richman, Jesse

Date of Deposit:

2015-05-20

Holdings Information:

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

Study Scope

Keywords:

Social Sciences

Abstract:

Data and commands needed to replicate all analyses in The Electoral Costs of Party Agenda Setting. Online appendix with additional analyses. The .do file contains commands to replicate all analyses in the published paper. Online appendix contains additional analyses conducted as robustness checks on paper results. All variables used in the appendix analyses are also included in the attached data files. For a description of variables, see the published paper and the online appendix.

Methodology and Processing

Sources Statement

Data Access

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<a href="http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0">CC0 1.0</a>

Other Study Description Materials

File Description--f2678179

File: BlockedSqChange.tab

  • Number of cases: 50

  • No. of variables per record: 9

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

Notes:

UNF:6:K39t5gwhqZg2to8WdoGKCg==

File Description--f2678180

File: post1992sqanalysis.tab

  • Number of cases: 10

  • No. of variables per record: 6

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

Notes:

UNF:6:nTBtvaqmdd52A33EBuhVrw==

File Description--f2678176

File: postww2.tab

  • Number of cases: 38

  • No. of variables per record: 18

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

Notes:

UNF:6:M8hA8KgXuWeB0LYhCQ0ktg==

File Description--f2678178

File: wholeseries.tab

  • Number of cases: 113

  • No. of variables per record: 19

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

Notes:

UNF:6:6ckCAdne2Y/ex0HSUkh31A==

Variable Description

List of Variables:

Variables

Congress

f2678179 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 50.0; StDev 2.4424811740757164; Min. 104.0; Max. 111.0; Mean 107.44;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:3Qfwv6ZMYJMlh3/MBGsGNA==

SQ

f2678179 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. -0.4399999976158142; StDev 0.32018310538866684; Valid 50.0; Mean 0.21504000065382578; Max. 0.9049999713897705

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:Q6DBZQj7JJ7tgA0TY2ZJPw==

Issue

f2678179 Location:

Variable Format: character

Notes: UNF:6:dn9nhYxdc3OM/4+k3FGumg==

LaggedSQ

f2678179 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. -0.578000009059906; Valid 50.0; Mean 0.17400000101886684; StDev 0.33296503378581777; Max. 0.6050000190734863

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:dJBVH6pJAK+/4pu5e462dA==

Issuenumber

f2678179 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 50.0; Max. 69.0; StDev 19.45251675653475; Mean 24.259999999999998; Min. 2.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:V2ln6M36akoKXSo1LJKonw==

How much closer to median is outcome than initial status quo for blocked SQ?

f2678179 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.14323032492087773; Mean -0.05217999986838548; Min. -0.45399999618530273; Max. 0.20000000298023224; Valid 50.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:tNym6wMEBLppk1Mq5g9CbA==

distance outcome to median among blocked

f2678179 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 0.6794999837875366; StDev 0.1395872744086992; Valid 50.0; Min. 0.025499999523162842; Mean 0.22287999987602233

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:5j9PwvCEi0Rh36O8xq2Nuw==

distance initial SQ to median among blocked

f2678179 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.032162852836037266; Max. 0.22550000250339508; Min. 0.12999999523162842; Mean 0.17069999933242797; Valid 50.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:01SG6RX0ufJRgO+GcRqtYw==

Hastert

f2678179 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.4948716593053936; Max. 1.0; Mean 0.39999999999999997; Min. 0.0; Valid 50.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:KYG+QoYKiBF0cRZp6entJA==

Congress

f2678180 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 10.0; Min. 103.0; Mean 107.5; StDev 3.0276503540974917; Max. 112.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:PIVgv1AsuLKLRKgDrszWtQ==

Majoritynetgains

f2678180 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 10.0; StDev 0.06357171552175654; Max. 0.05422956869006157; Mean -0.03476234870031476; Min. -0.14618359506130219;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:D8Sp+24MMshe/wEBn4CuGw==

DegreetowhichSQonmajoritysideofcenter

f2678180 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. -0.17522870004177094; Max. 0.19591669738292694; StDev 0.0974512402979454; Mean -0.005390140926465392; Valid 10.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:C0Lloc7m25mbBVoUlXliXQ==

MidtermEffect

f2678180 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 10.0; StDev 0.6749485577105528; Mean -0.29999999999999993; Max. 1.0; Min. -1.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:/tOFpWzEbqSocG9J7UizCg==

Presidentialcoattals

f2678180 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 0.09999999999999996; Valid 10.0; StDev 0.7378647873726218; Max. 1.0; Min. -1.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:L9lcBI1ThC+bf8/MvW7oYA==

Was the Majority Party Defeated in the Next Election?

f2678180 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 1.0; Min. 0.0; StDev 0.4830458915396479; Valid 10.0; Mean 0.3;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:+vnOugMIxNPNOTQ5pRX8IQ==

Congress Number

f2678176 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 35.0; StDev 10.246950765959598; Mean 95.0; Min. 78.0; Max. 112.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:EjCbx3EUy58pPSC0K6oDag==

Portion of Active Issues Reported by Committee in House

f2678176 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 0.718309859; Min. 0.50877193; Mean 0.6377528684545455; Valid 33.0; StDev 0.05408829879716626

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:BbrWVqkzeZGAh4yo1s7CmA==

Was the Majority Party Defeated in the Next Election?

f2678176 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 0.1818181818181818; StDev 0.39167472590032004; Valid 33.0; Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:qswbaiXRdRMq+YEwJOEdFg==

Year

f2678176 Location:

Variable Format: character

Notes: UNF:6:oVU+pOtIrfuCtceD5o+9fQ==

MacroPartisanofCurrentMajorityGoingIntoNextElection

f2678176 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 29.0; Min. 40.400001525878906; Mean 56.88313780159786; StDev 7.655363802421207; Max. 68.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:jHuXxJBUSIOApCr4zLvCEg==

Deviation toward majority party of policy mood in year of subsequent election

f2678176 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. -10.606645584106445; Mean 0.8927845918843824; Max. 8.856354713439941; StDev 4.671791390970342; Valid 31.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:RjGmaKYiBIDYvsO6KK2xcQ==

unifiedgovt

f2678176 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.49999999999999983; Max. 1.0; Valid 36.0; Mean 0.41666666666666663; Min. 0.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:DlGnQhgBZkocPwoC85Iqeg==

MAJWIN

f2678176 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 0.9582250118255615; Mean 0.7538920215197972; StDev 0.1432227369933538; Valid 35.0; Min. 0.34210526943206787;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:aM9O6ekEBetjyo07irO7WQ==

MajorityPartyUnity

f2678176 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.0735615175303322; Mean 0.8314448612076896; Max. 0.9564300179481506; Min. 0.706820011138916; Valid 35.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:/fbOIehE9C5+Z/lEaVgR1Q==

PartyPolariz1stDim

f2678176 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 1.0720000267028809; StDev 0.1989139323572666; Min. 0.3919999897480011; Valid 35.0; Mean 0.6351142866270884

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:e+3908o8AwMlszZ4XHMEYQ==

LPIChange

f2678176 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 31.0; StDev 0.05307746905252855; Max. 0.1032138466835022; Mean -0.007116989153737745; Min. -0.10862818360328674;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:8OaqeV0YS+p6u6N8M2mtlg==

LPI Legislative Productivity Index

f2678176 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 16.78923841352955; Max. 186.60000610351562; Min. 123.69999694824219; Valid 31.0; Mean 155.21290391491306

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:ozj2dcta/PzmXemlVGwOqA==

Size of Majority Blockout Zone

f2678176 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.10419199206484518; Mean 0.43129411778029275; Valid 34.0; Max. 0.5979999899864197; Min. 0.26600000262260437

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:x5UQWNTNjfCf3tL0gqaEXQ==

TwosessionIssueChange

f2678176 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 1.3488372564315796; Min. 0.7636363506317139; Mean 1.0573659374796112; StDev 0.16485832037748835; Valid 29.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:dQlot7Fa6wrJeHgu23mRFg==

majportionaftnextelect_01

f2678176 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 0.6794582605361938; StDev 0.06858549450195701; Mean 0.5548158983389536; Min. 0.39198216795921326; Valid 36.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:UOLukyf+/e6lme426h712g==

WillMidtermLossHelpMajority? 1=yes -1=hurtthem 0=not a midterm

f2678176 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 1.0; Mean -0.055555555555555566; Valid 36.0; Min. -1.0; StDev 0.7149203529842405

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:u3oG+4Dgc65c1VpJrYwHuQ==

PresidentialCoattailsforMajority?

f2678176 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 1.0; Valid 36.0; StDev 0.7149203529842405; Min. -1.0; Mean -0.05555555555555553

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:3+uiAZqFcfWcC1aW3FHeCw==

DG

f2678176 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.4999999999999998; Valid 36.0; Mean 0.5833333333333333; Min. 0.0; Max. 1.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:eZfboB/VKDjR3UtCWMw49w==

Congress

f2678178 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 110.0; Mean 55.5; Min. 1.0; StDev 31.898275815473163; Max. 110.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:Nrf06+qb6k7EkSu3P0kBAg==

Decade

f2678178 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 107.0; StDev 62.13193509372267; Mean 1890.0; Min. 1780.0; Max. 2000.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:2KbwdxMaBf5IXRuGEJL1bA==

YEAR

f2678178 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 1789.0; StDev 65.5286197016235; Max. 2013.0; Valid 113.0; Mean 1901.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:LBOh4bMPp3+OUPdeu+bU2w==

TwosessionIssueChange

f2678178 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 104.0; Mean 1.0405311681903326; StDev 0.2216110463530306; Min. 0.52173912525177; Max. 1.8181818723678589;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:b8TLc8RRUUute8QoLsyBdg==

WillMidtermLossHelpMajority? 1=yes -1=hurtthem 0=not a midterm

f2678178 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean -0.3274336283185842; Min. -1.0; StDev 0.633054921394579; Valid 113.0; Max. 1.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:Ga+o4ADnVyniR9R62+SQ4g==

PresidentialCoattailsforMajority?

f2678178 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 113.0; StDev 0.6843934814278888; Min. -1.0; Mean 0.17699115044247785; Max. 1.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:Win8LliGiUsiRjIRcrQs1w==

DefeatnextElection

f2678178 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 1.0; Valid 113.0; Min. 0.0; Mean 0.24778761061946905; StDev 0.4336508933982868

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:EdK1OdxOdGMDGVYM0xpLiw==

majportionaftnextelect

f2678178 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.2563380300998688; Max. 0.9649122953414917; Mean 0.5707209453518901; Valid 112.0; StDev 0.13175667577044992

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:/XlhhT/ubDTzp76glWmmZA==

majorityportion

f2678178 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.3257918655872345; Valid 106.0; Mean 0.5907561452883594; StDev 0.08730254964798057; Max. 0.8606964945793152

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:kQJqPBfvR3ZOgZDVPpLpnw==

Size of Majority Blockout Zone

f2678178 Location:

Summary Statistics: StDev 0.15695604334944868; Mean 0.32599999997261414; Min. 0.04399999976158142; Valid 111.0; Max. 0.7120000123977661;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:I8jtM5k2D13cwIQ06O5aCQ==

MAJWIN

f2678178 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 112.0; Min. 0.33209601044654846; Max. 0.9582250118255615; StDev 0.1574346499302891; Mean 0.707266513524311;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:tSLWmm81FLppt35fIZ47gQ==

MajorityPartyUnity

f2678178 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.5779600143432617; Mean 0.8219691604097312; StDev 0.0769799025903011; Valid 107.0; Max. 0.9564300179481506

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:tOZABeqQWEXhYZUchdC8Xw==

PartyPolariz1stDim

f2678178 Location:

Summary Statistics: Max. 1.0720000267028809; Valid 112.0; Min. 0.16500000655651093; StDev 0.16995737964553176; Mean 0.6505535709272537

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:tIHn7O8Yg28uQADa7ovxXw==

NoteMajorityPartyUnity

f2678178 Location:

Variable Format: character

Notes: UNF:6:AtJ72EH75Sf+cZnETfk8cQ==

MajorityPartyUnity

f2678178 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 0.8199099121349198; Min. 0.5779600143432617; Valid 112.0; Max. 0.9564300179481506; StDev 0.07694617684292686

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:nSEvvHc5cJ0H6zjElvSuqQ==

LPIChange

f2678178 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. -0.48148149251937866; Valid 107.0; Mean 0.03120056426622599; StDev 0.2640838099230138; Max. 1.2599999904632568

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:3RXWbRisnpoUhwNd0iAWIA==

LPI Legislative Productivity Index

f2678178 Location:

Summary Statistics: Mean 89.53981527134222; Valid 108.0; StDev 57.50147047831234; Max. 186.60000610351562; Min. 3.9000000953674316;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:wfXNzGneUfpKbMrYBWdyDQ==

unifiedgovt

f2678178 Location:

Summary Statistics: Valid 113.0; Mean 0.6460176991150441; Max. 1.0; StDev 0.4803338493452252; Min. 0.0

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:1aZQtT8j7ScO7ZMew5HKnw==

DG

f2678178 Location:

Summary Statistics: Min. 0.0; StDev 0.4803338493452252; Mean 0.3539823008849558; Max. 1.0; Valid 113.0;

Variable Format: numeric

Notes: UNF:6:B+oeRQcLV09p/AeASSjx3Q==

Other Study-Related Materials

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Appendix to The Electoral Costs of Party Agenda Control.pdf

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application/pdf

Other Study-Related Materials

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ReplicationCode.do

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