Doc. 7404D Basic Run I - General Election
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January 1, 1984
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BASIC RUN I - GENERAL ELECTION
County
Date of E1ection
Name, Party and Candidate # of each
Candidate
Type of Eiection
# of Black Candidates
Biack
# of Winning Candidates
1. run: CVPi (Ci) by X
G fiii in: fiii in:
(Rice Index) (P )
BC
.i
slope intercept
1 m b
caicuiate: fiii in:
(P)
NC
i
correi.
m+b .£
fiii in:
statistical
-significance
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
and?"
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circ1e # of biack candidate(s) above
xerox scattergram(s) of black candidate(s) in the CVSi (Ci)
by X run
circie winners above
circie: Biack candidate #C won_;__
#C won___
Run CVPIi by x
fi11 in: fi11 in: ca1cu1ate:
(P ) (P )
BNC NNC
i 1
l m; L m'+b'
(/1;
I; 3', ’ ,
k 7/
1"
1ost
iost
f111 in: fi11 in:
statistica]
.E
G
Circie # of biack candidates above
significance
e Calcuiate (from two tab1es above)
estimated proportion of white voters who vote for
m+b
candidate i = P' = 3:
we m+b+m'+b'
1
estimated proportion of Biack voters who vote for
b
candidate i = P' = "
BC b+b'
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--6. Ron CVPi(Ci) by PRI
a fill in: fill in: calculate: fill in: fill in:
(P ) (P )
DC -RIC
i i statistical
1 E. §_ 5211 .3 significance
etc.
7. Run CVPI by PRI
Q fill in: fill in: calculate: fill in: fill in:
(P ) (P )
DNC RINC
i i statistical
i m' b' m'+b' 3 w
Chm-F
@fl
9 Circle # of Democrat candidates above
9 Calculate (from two tables above)
estimated proportion of Republican and Independent voters who
vote for
m+b a.
candidate i = P' = "‘
RIC m+b+m'+b'
i
estimated proportion of Democrat voters who vote for
candidate i = P' - <-
P' P'
DC RIC
{KKLQQ m 4:- 0.) N __._..
J
9 specify: two highest positive correlations and two highest ‘é’<7/
~, ta. run: Pearson's r for cvpi by cvp. for all i,j pairs <;;Z/
negative correlations in correlation matrix
(e.g. r1, 6 = .8854, etc.)
a circle black candidate(s) in list of correlations above
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R. t2. Run regression Pw with x1, PD
9 fill in
P(ND)W = B(CONSTANT) t B(PD)
Note to Coder: B(Z) = the value in the Zth row of the column headed
B.
e fill in
multiple r(PD) =
_l3. Run regreSSion PB with x1, PD
9 fill in
P(WD)$= B(CONSTANT) + B(PD)
P(wRI)B = B(CONSTANT) =
e fill in
multiple r(PD) =
K lfl. Run regression PM with x, PD
9 fill in
Pm)w = B(CONSTANT) + B(PD)
Pm“)w = B(CONSTANT) = _
G fi11 in
multiple r(PD) =
Cf t5. Run regression PB with x, PD
9 fill in
P(BD)B = B(CONSTANT) + B(PD)
P(BRI)B = B(CONSTANT)
G fill in
multiple r =
9 Calculate from data finnediately above
P
(wo)w
P' = =
(WDW P +P
(w0)w (ND)B
P' = l - P' =
(ND)B ' (HD)N
P
(BD)N
P' = =
(BD)w P +P
(BD)N (BD)B
P' =1 - P'
(BD)B (BD)w
P
. (WRI)H' .
P' = =
(NRI)W P +p
(NRI)N (NRI)B
P' A = l - P' .
(WRI)B (WRI)W
1?
(BRI)N
P' = =
(BRI)w P +P
(BRI)w (BR1)B
P' = 1 - P' =
(BRl)B (BRI)W
0%
[1
,-.
{”41.
’2.
run: Pw by X
fill in: slope m1
intercept b1
1‘“)
stat. significance ‘
run: PB by X
fill in: slope m2,
intercept b2
stat. significance
calculate
estimated mean proportion of votes cast by
average white registered voters
for white candidate(s) wa = m1+b1 =
estimated mean proportion of votes cast by
average black registered voters
for white-candidate(s) PBw = b1 =
estimated mean proportion of votes cast by
white registered voters for
black candidate(s) P = m +b =
NB 2 2
estimated mean proportion of votes cast by
black registered voters for
black candidate(s) PBB = b2 =
6
calculate:
estimated share of votes cast by
white voters which goes to white
candidate(s)
estimated share of votes cast by
wk,tn~
white voters which goes to
w)» x (2' -
black-candidate(s)
estimated share of votes cast by
wln \ 1C.
biack voters which goes to
white candidate(s)
(A '
'va‘v
estimated share of votes cast by
black voters which goes to
black candidate(s)
Pl
WW
P l
BN'
P I
NB
P l
BB
P +P m +b +m +b
NW NB ,1 l 2 2
3w l _
P +P b+b
an 88 l 2
.l-P‘ =
w
l-P' =
BW
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/ a},
v
run: T by x
fill in: slope m3
intercept b3
r:
stat. significance =
calculate:
'estimated proportion of turnout of black voters) TB = b3 =
estimate porportion of turnout of white voters Tw = m3+b3 =
run: NBAR by x
fill in: slope m4 =
intercept b4
r:
stat. significance =
calculate:
estimated mean number of ballots cast by
black registered voters = nB = b4 =
estimated mean number of ballots cast by
white registered voters = nN = m4+b4 =
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e calculate:
Yule's Index of Racial Polarization
Rice's Index of Racial Polarization
.4 10. run: PD by x
Q fill in: slbpe m5
intercept b5
r:
stat. significance
9 Calculate:
estimated proportion of whites who
are Democrats = PWD = m5+b5
estimated proportion of blacks who
are Democrats = PBD = b5
ifi’dafl run: P by X
RI
9 fill in: slope m6 =
intercept b6
r:
stat. significance
P P -P P
NW BB WB BN
P P +P P
NW BB NB BW
PI _PI =
BB NB
‘7 “w
calculate:
estimated proportion of whites who
are Republicans or Independents = PWRI = m6+b6':
estimated proportion of blacks who
are Republicans or Independents = PBRI = bst: ~
verify:
l
_.a
= Fun + PwRI "
P30 + PBRI
R
——l
run: condescriptives 1/ IT,W
calculate from condescriptive statistics summary sums, values for: -$ /
NRT
proportion of white registration =
_ RT
B_R1
proportion of black/other registration l-x = xl = =
RT
proportion of vote received by white candidate(s)
NVT
as proportion of registered voters P - -
N RT
proportion of vote received by black candidate(s)
BVT
as proportion of registered voters P = ——_'=
8 RT
m1
Turnout proportion T = =
RT
DEM
Proportion of registered voters who are Democrats = P = =
D RT
Proportion of registered voters who are Republican or
Independents = P = l - P
RI 0.
- M
'# ballots cast per registered voter n = NBAR =
‘ ' RT
= PH 2 x wa + (l-x) PBw
ll
'0
R
B X PWB + (l'x) PBB
= n = NBAR = n x + n (l-x) =
II
H
ll
.4
X
+
.—'
:3
>1
ll
calculate:
estimated average # ballots cast by white voters
estimated average # ballots cast by black voters
estimatexaverage # ballots cast by
the voters - - -
vote for C as a proportion of
1 .
CA
_1
total # of voters CVS = =
l TNV
CA
' __2.
CVS = =
2 TNV
CA
__3
CVS = =
3 TNV
CA
_‘i
CVS = =
4 TNV
CA
_2
CVS = =
5 TNV
CA
__‘i
CVS = =
6 TNV
etc.
Vote for C as a proportion of total registered voters
l
CA
1
cvp =—=
1 RT
CA
__2
CVP = =
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CA
_3
CVP = =
3 RT
CA'
_4
CVP = =
4 RT
CA
_5
CVP = =
5 RT
CA
_6
CVP = =
6 RT
etc.
Proportion of total ballots cast which go to Black candidate(s)
BVT
PBPRIM = _— =
wVT + BVT
Proportion of total ballots cast which go to White candidate(s)
NVT
PWPRIM = ' =
WVT + BVT
number of votes received by candidate
CA1 = (“"4 on: (,—
L/i ,_ K'H LIP-
> L? '-
CA =
C.H
Q HQ (1/31“; [(1
C: CA CH.
,1
kl:
1/
(1
\-l..
9 Compute x:.95
m
T=Tw: =
- RT
WRT
X=—=
RT
B_R_T.
l-X= =
RT
WVT
P =P =——=
N NW RT
M
P =P = =-
B WB__RT
El
NBAR = n = =
N RT
DEM
P =P = =
D ND RT
P =.P =l-P
RI NRI
P
P' =P' =
N WW P +P
W
p
Pt 3P. -
run condescriptives for X 3 .95 (X GE .95)
. -run condescriptive for X 1.05 (X LE .05)
m
RT
B_VT_
.RT.
DEM
BN
=P'
"’06 BB
are
RT
' BM
.33..
TO_T
RT
W
X §_.05
m
=T=
B RT
E81
:X':
RT
= l-X
= P
H
=P
B
= n = NBAR
B
= P
D
= P
HRI RI
"/
PI
NB
Pl
BB
1-P'
BN
)1
CV51 = CV51
N
' CV52 = CV52
’ N
CV53 = CV53
N
CV54 = CV54
N
CV55 = CV55
N
CV56 = CV56
N
CV57 = CV57
N
CV58 = CV58
N
CV59 = CV59
N
CV510 = CV510
CVSll = CVSll
II
241
TNV
95g
TNV
535;
TNV
gay:
TNV
£5;
TNV
CAl
TNV
2a
TNV
CA3
TNV
CA4
TNV
2L5
TNV
9p
TNV
flZ
TNV
m_8
TNV
32
TNV
_ = cvsmB
CATO
TNV
CAll
= cvs1 = cv51
e
= cvszB = cvsz
= cvs33 = cvs3
= cvs4B = cvs4
= cvssB = cvss
= cvssB = cvss
= cvs7 = cvs7
B
'= cvssB = cvss
= CVSQB = cvsg
= cv510
—= CVSllB = CV511
TNV
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CV512
CV513
CV514
CV515
CV516
CV517
CV518
CVPl
CVPZ
CVP3
CVP4
CV512
CV513
CV514
CV515
CV516
CV517
CV518
CVPl
CVPZ
CVP3
CVP4
CAlZ
TNV
CA13
TNV
CA14
TNV
CA15
.TNV
CA16
TNV
CA17
TNV
CA18
TNV
w
RT
C12.—
RT
93..
RT
w-
RT
CAlZ
= = CVSlZB = cv512
TNV
CAl3
= — = cvs133 = CVSl3
TNV
CA14
= ""'= cvs14B = CVSl4
TNV '
CAlS
= = cvs153 = cvs15
TNV
CA16
= “"‘= cv3163 = cvs16
TNV
CAl7
= ‘ = cvs17B = cv517
TNV
CAl8
= "“ = CVSlSB = CVSl8
TNV
2A1
= CVPl = CVPl
RT B
9A2
= cvpz = CVP2
RT B
525%
= CVP3 = CVP3
RT B
955
= CVP4 = CVP4
RT B
//,
ii
CVP5
CVP6
CVP7
CVP8
CVP9
CVPTO
CVP11
CVP12
CVP13
CVPT4
ll
CVP5
CVP6’
CVP7
CVP8
CVP9
CVP10
CVP11
CVP12
CVP13
CVP14
.945.—
RT
CA_6_
RT
SE-
948.
RT
_.
RT
2&4
RT
CATO
RT
CATT
RT
CATZ
RT
CA13
RT
CA14
RT
1 1
|l
CVP10
CVP11
CVP12
CVP13
CVPT4
9.5.
= CVP5 = CVP5
RT B
w
= CVP6 = CVP6
RT B
m .
= CVP7 = CVP7
RT B .
w
= CVP8 = CVP8
RT B
_c_A_9
= CVP9 = CVP9
RT B
CATO
= = CVP10 =
RT B
CATT
= = CVP11 =
RT B
me
= = CVP12 =
RT B
CA13
= =.CVPT3 =
RT B
CA14
= = CVPT4 =
RT' B
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G
CA15
Ul
CVPTS
CVPTS
CARS~
CVP16 CVP16
CA17
CVPT7 CVP17
N RT
CAl8‘
CVPT8 CVPT8
circle black candidates above (on both
side)
CA15 -
= = CVPTS = CVPTS
RT 8
CA16
= = CVP16 = CVP16
RT B
m
= = CVPT7 = CVPT7
RT B
CAT8
= = CVPT8 = CVPT8
RT 8
right hand and left hand
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