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AGENATIO |
Age of nations in 1983. Year of Independence or year of establishment in present form. (Taken from pages 58-59. The source of the book is: Cross-National Data Archive, Center for Social Analysis, Binghamton, N.Y.) |
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Mean |
168.91 |
Kurtosis |
70.898 |
Skewness |
70.9 |
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Minimum |
8 |
Maximum |
4900 |
Valid observations |
111 |
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SIZECABI |
Number of cabinet members. (Taken from pages 59-60. The source of the book is: Cross-National Data Archive, Center for Social Analysis, Binghamton, N.Y.) Period covered is 1980 |
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Mean |
21.225 |
Kurtosis |
1.845 |
Skewness |
1.21 |
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Minimum |
9 |
Maximum |
49 |
Valid observations |
111 |
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CIVILDOR |
Civil disorder index. Total number of incidents of civil disorder. (Taken from pages 61-62. The source of the book is: Charles L. Taylor: World Handbook of Political and Social Indicators (Yale).) Period covered is 1948-1977 |
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Mean |
692.459 |
Kurtosis |
16.338 |
Skewness |
3.839 |
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Minimum |
2 |
Maximum |
8470 |
Valid observations |
109 |
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Missing |
2 |
CENTR.AFRICAN REPUBLIC, TOGO. |
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DEATHPOL |
Deaths from Political Violence. (Taken from pages 66-67. World Handbook of Political and Social Indicators. Period covered is 1948-1977 |
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Mean |
32634.538 |
Kurtosis |
82.835 |
Skewness |
8.84 |
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Minimum |
1 |
Maximum |
1995417 |
Valid observations |
104 |
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Missing |
7 |
AUSTRALIA, LIBERIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, NEW ZEALAND, RUMANIA, SWITZERLAND, UGANDA. |
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EXECHANG |
Changes in the Executive/Cabinet. (Taken from pages 64-65. The source of the book is: Charles L. Taylor: World Handbook of Political and Social Indicators (Yale).) Period covered is 1948-1977 |
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Mean |
39.073 |
Kurtosis |
11.148 |
Skewness |
2.429 |
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Minimum |
3 |
Maximum |
245 |
Valid observations |
109 |
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Missing |
2 |
MAURITIUS, MOZAMBIQUE. |
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DEMOCIND |
Index of democratization. It is based on two empirical political variables: the share of the smaller parties and independents of the votes cast in parliamentary and/or presidential elections and on the degree of electoral participation. Constructed by Tatu Vanhanen, go here for explanation) |
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Mean |
7.804 |
Kurtosis |
0.776 |
Skewness |
1.46 |
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Minimum |
0 |
Maximum |
40.3 |
Valid observations |
105 |
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Missing |
6 |
ANGOLA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, MAURITIUS, MOZAMBIQUE, SINGAPORE. |
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ELECTPCN |
The degree of electoral participation. (Taken from pages 65-66. "The Emergence of Democracy: A Comparative Study of 119 States, 1850-1979, unpublished manuscript, 1983," by Tatu Vanhanen.) Period covered is 1970-79 |
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Mean |
26.492 |
Kurtosis |
-0.963 |
Skewness |
0.503 |
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Minimum |
0 |
Maximum |
72.1 |
Valid observations |
105 |
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Missing |
6 |
ANGOLA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, MAURITIUS, MOZAMBIGUE, SINGAPORE. |
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FORMGVMT |
Form of Government of each country, a verbal description of the form of government. FORMGVMT is an alphabetic variable and is not suited for statistical analysis. It has been recoded into the nominal variable POLTYPE, below. |
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Valid observations |
103 |
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Missing |
30 |
CHAD, CONGO, GUYANA, LEBANON, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, MAURITANIA, MAURITIUS |
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POLTYPE |
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Missing |
8 |
CHAD, CONGO, GUYANA, LEBANON, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, MAURITANIA, MAURITIUS |
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PRACRELI |
Personal Rights to practice any religion. (Taken from question number 38 in World Human Rights Guide. The source for the next three variables is C. Humana, World Human Rights Guide (Facts on File/The Economist, 1985). The code used in scoring most of the variables is:
NOTE: Coded -l if unknown. For more explanation see page 3 of World Human Rights Guide. |
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Mean |
2.556 |
Kurtosis |
4.383 |
Skewness |
-2.133 |
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Minimum |
0 |
Maximum |
3 |
Valid observations |
81 |
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Missing |
30 |
AFGHANISTAN, ANGOLA, BURMA, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, CHAD, CONGO, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, GUINEA, GUYANA, HONDURAS, IRAN, IVORY COAST, JORDAN, LEBANON, LUXEMBOURG, MADAGASCAR, MALI, MALTA, MAURITANIA, MAURITIUS, NEPAL,NICARAGUA, NIGER, SOMALIA, SOUTH YEMEN,SUDAN, TOGO, UGANDA, URUGUAY |
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SOCECEQW |
Womens' rights to social & economic equality. (Taken from question number 22 in World Human Rights Guide. Coded as explained above.) |
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Mean |
1.444 |
Kurtosis |
-0.447 |
Skewness |
-0.761 |
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Minimum |
0 |
Maximum |
2 |
Valid observations |
81 |
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Missing |
30 |
AFGHANISTAN, ANGOLA, BURMA, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, CHAD, CONGO, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, GUINEA, GUYANA, HONDURAS, IRAN, IVORY COAST, JORDAN, LEBANON, LUXEMBOURG, MADAGASCAR, MALI, MALTA, MAURITANIA, MAURITIUS, NEPAL,NICARAGUA, NIGER, SOMALIA, SOUTH YEMEN,SUDAN, TOGO, UGANDA, URUGUAY |
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SOCECEQM |
Ethnic minority rights to social & economic equality. (Taken from question number 23 in World Human Rights Guide. Coded as explained above.) |
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Mean |
2 |
Kurtosis |
-0.256 |
Skewness |
-0.525 |
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Minimum |
0 |
Maximum |
3 |
Valid observations |
81 |
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Missing |
30 |
AFGHANISTAN, ANGOLA, BURMA, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, CHAD, CONGO, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, GUINEA, GUYANA, HONDURAS, IRAN, IVORY COAST, JORDAN, LEBANON, LUXEMBOURG, MADAGASCAR, MALI, MALTA, MAURITANIA, MAURITIUS, NEPAL,NICARAGUA, NIGER, SOMALIA, SOUTH YEMEN,SUDAN, TOGO, UGANDA, URUGUAY |
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