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Use data for Germany and the variable coding for model3 and model4 from the tutorial (i.e., both for the cleaning & recode, as well as the linear model formulas). Do a modelsummary table displaying both model outputs. Interpret the coefficients for the MLR without the interaction (i.e., the first displayed model), and interpret model fit metrics for both models.
Germany<-read_fst("germany_data.fst")
df<-Germany
df$weight <- df$dweight * df$pweight
survey_design <- svydesign(ids = ~1, data = df, weights = ~weight)
# Setting values greater than 10 to NA
df$trstplt <- ifelse(df$trstplt > 10, NA, df$trstplt)
df$trstprl <- ifelse(df$trstprl > 10, NA, df$trstprl)
df$trstprt <- ifelse(df$trstprt > 10, NA, df$trstprt)
# Creating and rescaling the trust variable
df$trust <- scales::rescale(df$trstplt + df$trstprl + df$trstprt, na.rm = TRUE, to = c(0, 100))
# Here's how you would "flip it" because populist is conceived by N + I as 'anti-trust'
# As Schafer explains there are some issues with that conceptualization, but N + I is also widely applied
df$populist <- scales::rescale(df$trust, na.rm = TRUE, to=c(100,0))
df <- df %>%
mutate(
cohort = ifelse(yrbrn < 1930 | yrbrn > 2000, NA, yrbrn),
# Recoding generational cohorts based on the year of birth (yrbrn).
# The year of birth is categorized into different generational cohorts.
# Interwar (1900-1945), Baby Boomers (1946-1964), Gen X (1965-1979), Millennials (1980-1996).
# The 'TRUE' line is a catch-all that keeps the original year of birth for those not in these ranges.
gen = case_when(
yrbrn %in% 1900:1945 ~ "1",
yrbrn %in% 1946:1964 ~ "2",
yrbrn %in% 1965:1979 ~ "3",
yrbrn %in% 1980:1996 ~ "4",
TRUE ~ as.character(yrbrn)
),
# After recoding, the gen variable is converted into a factor with labels for clearer interpretation.
# Factors are used in R to handle categorical variables.
gen = factor(gen,
levels = c("1", "2", "3", "4"),
labels = c("Interwar", "Baby Boomers", "Gen X", "Millennials"))
)
table(df$gen)
##
## Interwar Baby Boomers Gen X Millennials
## 6373 11474 7648 6704
# The dataframe is further updated to recode trust and political interest # note: you could have done it one, integrating above, but I broke it down
df <- df %>%
mutate(
# Recoding the 'ppltrst' variable, which seems to measure trust on a scale from 0 to 10.
# Special codes like 77, 88, 99 are probably used for missing data and are set to NA.
# Trust levels are categorized as 'Low', 'Mid', and 'High'.
Capital = case_when(
ppltrst %in% c(77, 88, 99) ~ NA_character_,
ppltrst >= 0 & ppltrst <= 3 ~ "Low",
ppltrst >= 4 & ppltrst <= 6 ~ "Mid",
ppltrst >= 7 & ppltrst <= 10 ~ "High",
TRUE ~ as.character(ppltrst)
),
# Recoding 'polintr' variable, which seems to measure political interest.
# Values of 1 and 2 indicate 'Interested', 3 and 4 'Not Interested'.
# Special codes like 7, 8, 9 (likely missing data) are set to NA.
Politically = case_when(
polintr %in% c(1, 2) ~ "Interested",
polintr %in% c(3, 4) ~ "Not Interested",
polintr %in% c(7, 8, 9) ~ NA_character_
)
)
df <- df %>%
mutate(behave = ipbhprp,
secure = impsafe,
safety = ipstrgv,
tradition = imptrad,
rules = ipfrule) %>%
mutate(across(c("behave", "secure", "safety", "tradition", "rules"),
~ na_if(.x, 7) %>% na_if(8) %>% na_if(9))) %>%
# Apply the reverse coding
mutate(across(c("behave", "secure", "safety", "tradition", "rules"), ~ 7 - .x ))
# Now you can calculate 'schwartzauth' after the NA recoding
df$auth <- scales::rescale(df$behave +
df$secure +
df$safety +
df$tradition +
df$rules, to=c(0,100), na.rm=TRUE)
df <- df %>% filter(!is.na(auth))
df <- df %>%
mutate(
polID = case_when(
lrscale %in% 0:3 ~ "Left",
lrscale %in% 7:10 ~ "Right",
lrscale %in% 4:6 ~ "Moderate",
lrscale %in% c(77, 88, 99) ~ NA_character_
),
religious = case_when(
rlgdgr %in% c(77, 88, 99) ~ NA_real_,
TRUE ~ rlgdgr
)
)
model3 <- lm(auth ~ polID + religious, data = df, weights = weight)
model4 <- lm(auth ~ polID + religious + polID*religious, data = df, weights = weight)
modelsummary(
list(model3, model4),
fmt = 1,
estimate = c( "{estimate} ({std.error}){stars}",
"{estimate} ({std.error}){stars}"),
statistic = NULL)
| Â (1) | Â Â (2) | |
|---|---|---|
| (Intercept) | 55.3 (0.3)*** | 56.4 (0.3)*** |
| polIDModerate | 4.6 (0.3)*** | 3.4 (0.4)*** |
| polIDRight | 7.7 (0.4)*** | 4.2 (0.7)*** |
| religious | 0.9 (0.0)*** | 0.6 (0.1)*** |
| polIDModerate × religious | 0.3 (0.1)*** | |
| polIDRight × religious | 0.8 (0.1)*** | |
| Num.Obs. | 23373 | 23373 |
| R2 | 0.048 | 0.050 |
| R2 Adj. | 0.048 | 0.050 |
| AIC | 200594.1 | 200558.6 |
| BIC | 200634.4 | 200615.0 |
| Log.Lik. | −100292.049 | −100272.298 |
| RMSE | 17.27 | 17.24 |
interpretation of MLR without interaction:
the pollDModerate coefficient is 4.6 which stands for the amount of individuals that identify as politically moderate, this indicates that in comparison the reference category, this coffeficient is 4.6 units higher than the inidividuals who idenify to be on the left. the pollDright coffeficent is 7.7 which stands for the inidividuals with the same relgiousness, stating that they are higher by 7.7 units in comparison the the indivudals that are on the left. the religious coefficent is 0.9 meanig that for every one unit of an increase in relgiousness, there is also an increase by 0.9 units on the authoritarian values scale suggesting the same people are being compared. to add on, we can see that there is *** after each coefficient, this means a p that is <0.001 so that there is a less than 0.1% that the null is rejected.
interpretation of both models:
for both the AIC and the BIC, the model 4 (aic: 200558.6 and 200615.0) has a lower value so it is a better match to use data for testing compared to model 3 (200594.1 and 200634.4). we can also see that for Log.Lik, model four has a lower negative percentage also indicating the is better for testing. the adjusted R square .48 and .50 state that the poll and the religious variables show very little variance of data as it is a smaller portion of numbers. to conclude, we can see that both categories are similar and overall both suggest that political identification and religiosity are key factors when it comes to determining authoritarian values.
Now generate the model4 interaction plot that we did in the tutorial, but again using the German data instead of the French. Interpret.
interaction_plot <- effect("polID*religious", model4, na.rm=TRUE)
plot(interaction_plot,
main="Interaction effect",
xlab="Religiousness",
ylab="Authoritarian attitudes scale")
interaction_plot
##
## polID*religious effect
## religious
## polID 0 2 5 8 10
## Left 56.40706 57.56775 59.30879 61.04983 62.21053
## Moderate 59.85063 61.66176 64.37844 67.09513 68.90626
## Right 60.60237 63.35032 67.47224 71.59416 74.34211
interpretation:
for the left category under polID, we can see that the lines begins at the lowest point on the graph as it begins from 0 and increases slowly. this indicates that there is a positve relationship between both factors (authoritarian and religiousity). for polID moderate, the line begins a little higher up, as the religiosity increases, this reflects on a positve relationship. for polID right, the line starts higher than the previous ones indicating the positive relationship between religiousity and authoritarian values.
Use data for the Netherlands and the variable coding for model5 and model6 from the tutorial (i.e., both for the cleaning & recode, as well as the linear model formulas). Do a modelsummary table displaying both model outputs. Interpret the coefficients for the MLR without the interaction (i.e., the first displayed model), and interpret model fit metrics for both models.
netherlands_data <- read_fst("netherlands_data.fst")
df <- netherlands_data
df <- df %>%
mutate(
cohort = ifelse(yrbrn < 1930 | yrbrn > 2000, NA, yrbrn),
# Recoding generational cohorts based on the year of birth (yrbrn).
# The year of birth is categorized into different generational cohorts.
# Interwar (1900-1945), Baby Boomers (1946-1964), Gen X (1965-1979), Millennials (1980-1996).
# The 'TRUE' line is a catch-all that keeps the original year of birth for those not in these ranges.
gen = case_when(
yrbrn %in% 1900:1945 ~ "1",
yrbrn %in% 1946:1964 ~ "2",
yrbrn %in% 1965:1979 ~ "3",
yrbrn %in% 1980:1996 ~ "4",
TRUE ~ as.character(yrbrn)
),
# After recoding, the gen variable is converted into a factor with labels for clearer interpretation.
# Factors are used in R to handle categorical variables.
gen = factor(gen,
levels = c("1", "2", "3", "4"),
labels = c("Interwar", "Baby Boomers", "Gen X", "Millennials"))
)
table(df$gen)
##
## Interwar Baby Boomers Gen X Millennials
## 3967 6359 4684 2803
# The dataframe is further updated to recode trust and political interest # note: you could have done it one, integrating above, but I broke it down
df <- df %>%
mutate(
# Recoding the 'ppltrst' variable, which seems to measure trust on a scale from 0 to 10.
# Special codes like 77, 88, 99 are probably used for missing data and are set to NA.
# Trust levels are categorized as 'Low', 'Mid', and 'High'.
Capital = case_when(
ppltrst %in% c(77, 88, 99) ~ NA_character_,
ppltrst >= 0 & ppltrst <= 3 ~ "Low",
ppltrst >= 4 & ppltrst <= 6 ~ "Mid",
ppltrst >= 7 & ppltrst <= 10 ~ "High",
TRUE ~ as.character(ppltrst)
),
# Recoding 'polintr' variable, which seems to measure political interest.
# Values of 1 and 2 indicate 'Interested', 3 and 4 'Not Interested'.
# Special codes like 7, 8, 9 (likely missing data) are set to NA.
Politically = case_when(
polintr %in% c(1, 2) ~ "Interested",
polintr %in% c(3, 4) ~ "Not Interested",
polintr %in% c(7, 8, 9) ~ NA_character_
)
)
df <- df %>%
mutate(behave = ipbhprp,
secure = impsafe,
safety = ipstrgv,
tradition = imptrad,
rules = ipfrule) %>%
mutate(across(c("behave", "secure", "safety", "tradition", "rules"),
~ na_if(.x, 7) %>% na_if(8) %>% na_if(9))) %>%
# Apply the reverse coding
mutate(across(c("behave", "secure", "safety", "tradition", "rules"), ~ 7 - .x ))
# Now you can calculate 'schwartzauth' after the NA recoding
df$auth <- scales::rescale(df$behave +
df$secure +
df$safety +
df$tradition +
df$rules, to=c(0,100), na.rm=TRUE)
df <- df %>% filter(!is.na(auth))
df <- df %>%
mutate(
polID = case_when(
lrscale %in% 0:3 ~ "Left",
lrscale %in% 7:10 ~ "Right",
lrscale %in% 4:6 ~ "Moderate",
lrscale %in% c(77, 88, 99) ~ NA_character_
),
religious = case_when(
rlgdgr %in% c(77, 88, 99) ~ NA_real_,
TRUE ~ rlgdgr
)
)
model3 <- lm(auth ~ polID + religious, data = df, weights = weight)
model4 <- lm(auth ~ polID + religious + polID*religious, data = df, weights = weight)
df <- df %>%
mutate(religion = case_when(
rlgblg == 2 ~ "No",
rlgblg == 1 ~ "Yes",
rlgblg %in% c(7, 8, 9) ~ NA_character_,
TRUE ~ as.character(rlgblg)
))
# check
table(df$religion)
##
## No Yes
## 10913 6750
df <- df %>%
mutate(ID = case_when(
lrscale >= 0 & lrscale <= 4 ~ "Left",
lrscale >= 6 & lrscale <= 10 ~ "Right",
lrscale > 10 ~ NA_character_, # Set values above 10 as NA
TRUE ~ NA_character_ # Ensure value 5 and any other unexpected values are set as NA
))
table(df$ID)
##
## Left Right
## 5449 7010
model5 <- lm(auth ~ religion + ID + gen, data = df, weights = weight)
model6 <- lm(auth ~ religion + ID + gen + religion*gen, data = df, weights = weight)
modelsummary(
list(model5, model6),
fmt = 1,
estimate = c( "{estimate} ({std.error}){stars}",
"{estimate} ({std.error}){stars}"),
statistic = NULL,
coef_omit = "Intercept")
| Â (1) | Â Â (2) | |
|---|---|---|
| religionYes | 8.2 (0.9)*** | 7.5 (2.1)*** |
| IDRight | 3.4 (0.9)*** | 3.4 (0.9)*** |
| genBaby Boomers | −5.8 (1.3)*** | −6.5 (1.7)*** |
| genGen X | −7.3 (1.4)*** | −7.6 (1.8)*** |
| genMillennials | −8.6 (1.5)*** | −8.6 (1.9)*** |
| religionYes × genBaby Boomers | 1.6 (2.6) | |
| religionYes × genGen X | 0.5 (2.8) | |
| religionYes × genMillennials | −0.6 (3.2) | |
| Num.Obs. | 1147 | 1147 |
| R2 | 0.126 | 0.127 |
| R2 Adj. | 0.123 | 0.121 |
| AIC | 9479.3 | 9484.5 |
| BIC | 9514.7 | 9535.0 |
| Log.Lik. | −4732.669 | −4732.251 |
| RMSE | 14.94 | 14.94 |
interpretation:
religious people (religonYes)score around 8.8 units higher compared to those who are not religous. For IDright, it is 6.0 units higher than those who do not identify politically on the right.For genBaby Boomers, it is -6.1 units lower than the generational cohort. For genGen X, it is -7.7 units lower than the genrational cohort. for genMillenials, it is -8.9 units lower the the gnerational cohort. to add on, all units have *** indicating that there is a less that 0.1% chance for the null to be rejected.
Produce the model7 interaction plot from the tutorial, but again using the Netherlands data. Interpret.
model7 <- lm(auth ~ + cohort + polID + cohort*polID, data = df, weights = weight)
interact_plot(model7, pred = cohort, modx = polID, jnplot = TRUE)
interpretation:
for all three lines, left(blue solid), moderate(orange dashed), right(green dashed), there is a similar trend over time, the lines follow a downward trend ocer time which indicates that the younger generations are beginning to have lower authoritarian attitudes in comparison to the older generations.
Produce the model8 interaction plot from the tutorial, but again using the Netherlands data. Interpret.
model8 <- lm(auth ~ religious + ID + religious*ID, data = df, weights = weight)
interact_plot(model8, pred = religious, modx = ID, jnplot = TRUE)
interpretation:
we can conclude that the higher the religiousness of individuals, the higher the authoritarian attitudes scales value, both lines for the left and right are in similar trends, meaning that there isnt too much interaction between the results of the leftist and rightists.