The candidatetherms2008 dataset contains favorability ratings from the 2008 American National Election Study (ANES).
Respondents were asked to rate their favorability towards nine political figures and parties on a 0-100 scale.
Usage
data(candidatetherms2008)Format
A matrix with rows representing respondents and columns representing the following nine political stimuli:
- mccain
Favorability rating for Sen. John McCain.
- bush
Favorability rating for Pres. George W. Bush.
- obama
Favorability rating for Sen. Barack Obama.
- biden
Favorability rating for Sen. Joe Biden.
- palin
Favorability rating for Gov. Sarah Palin.
- hclinton
Favorability rating for Sen. Hillary Clinton.
- bclinton
Favorability rating for former Pres. Bill Clinton.
- demparty
Favorability rating for the Democratic Party.
- repparty
Favorability rating for the Republican Party.
Details
The 2008 ANES asked respondents to rate their favorability towards nine political figures and parties on a scale from 0 to 100,
where 0 represents the least favorable and 100 represents the most favorable. Missing values are coded as NA.
Examples
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