DW-NOMINATE Choice Probabilities
Updated 25 May 2015
Below are files containing the choice probabilities for the Senate and House for Congresses
1 to 113. The format of the files is:
1. Congress Number
2. ICPSR ID Number: 5 digit code assigned by the ICPSR as
corrected by Howard Rosenthal and myself.
3. State Code: 2 digit ICPSR State Code.
4. Congressional District Number (0 if Senate)
5. State Name
6. Party Code: 100 = Dem., 200 = Repub. (See PARTY3.DAT)
7. Name
8. Roll Call Number
9. Actual Choice: 1=Yea, 6=Nay
10. Predicted Choice: 1=Yea, 6=Nay
11. Probability of Actual Choice
12. Probability of Opposite Choice (1 - #11)
Actual and Predicted Choices DW-NOMINATE Scaling of Senates 1 - 113:
Senate Choices: SENATE_1_113_CHOICES.DAT (3,100,516 Records, 235Meg)
Actual and Predicted Choices DW-NOMINATE Scaling of Houses 1 - 113:
House Choices: HOUSE_1_113_CHOICES.DAT (13,879,366 Records, 1,044Meg)
Actual and Predicted Choices DW-NOMINATE Joint Scaling of Houses and Senates 1 - 113:
House and Senate Choices: HANDS_1_113_CHOICES.DAT (16,980,265 Records, 1,277Meg)
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