amcc {polrep} | R Documentation |
Calculates absolute median citizen congruence.
amcc(Z,R)
Z |
Population vector |
R |
Vector for the representatives, or single point (e.g. government) |
The representation score is calculated as: |median of Z - median of R|, or |median of Z - single point|. There is a derivative (amcc
) which uses the mean rather than the median here.
Representation score
Didier Ruedin
Golder, M., and J. Stramski. 2010. Ideological Congruence and Electoral Institutions. American Journal of Political Science 54 (1): 90-106.