The hr111 dataset contains roll call voting data from the 111th U.S. Senate. This dataset is formatted as a rollcall object, which is typically used for analyzing voting behavior in legislative bodies.
Usage
data(hr111)Format
An object of class rollcall with the following components:
- votes
A matrix or data frame where rows represent senators and columns represent individual roll call votes. Each cell contains the vote cast by a senator.
- legis.names
A vector containing the names of the senators.
- party
A vector indicating the party affiliation of each senator.
- desc
A brief description of the roll call data (e.g., "111th U.S. Senate").
- codes
A list of codes used to represent different types of votes (e.g., Yea, Nay, Abstain).
- source
A description of the source of the data.
Details
The hr111 dataset is used to analyze the voting patterns and behavior of senators during the 111th U.S. Senate session.
This dataset is stored as a rollcall object, which is a common format for legislative voting data analysis in R.
The votes component contains the actual voting records, where each row corresponds to a senator and each column to a specific roll call vote.
The legis.names and party components provide additional context, including the names of the senators and their party affiliations.
Examples
if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
data(hr111)
} # }