Click here to read why need to add pspwght and pweight to the ESS data in Part 1. Packages we will need: Click here to learn how to access and download ESS round data for the thirty-ish European countries (depending on the year). So with the essurvey package, I have downloaded and cleaned up the most recent round of the ESS survey, conducted in 2018. … Continue reading Add weights to survey data with survey package in R: Part 2
With the European Social Survey (ESS), we will examine the different variables that are related to levels of trust in politicians across Europe in the latest round 9 (conducted in 2018). Click here for Part 2. Click here to learn about downloading ESS data into R with the essurvey package. Packages we will need: The survey package was created by Thomas Lumley, a professor from … Continue reading Add weights to survey data with survey package in R: Part 1
In this post, we can compare countries on the left – right political spectrum and graph the trends. In the European Social Survey, they ask respondents to indicate where they place themselves on the political spectrum with this question: “In politics people sometimes talk of ‘left’ and ‘right’. Where would you place yourself on this scale, where 0 means the left and 10 means the … Continue reading Graph countries on the political left right spectrum
