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DescriptiveRepresentationCalculator (version 1.1.1)

Characterizing Observed and Expected Representation

Description

A system for analyzing descriptive representation, especially for comparing the composition of a political body to the population it represents. Users can compute the expected degree of representation for a body under a random sampling model, the expected degree of representation variability, as well as representation scores from observed political bodies. The package is based on Gerring, Jerzak, and Oncel (2024) .

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install.packages('DescriptiveRepresentationCalculator')

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1.1.1

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GPL-3

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Connor Jerzak

Last Published

December 14th, 2025

Functions in DescriptiveRepresentationCalculator (1.1.1)

RelativeRepresentation

Compute relative representation compared to random sampling
SDRepresentation

Compute the amount of representation left unexplained by a random sampling model.
ObservedRepresentation

Compute the observed degree of representation for any group in a political body
ExpectedRepresentation

Compute the expected degree of representation for any group in a political body
checkUnmatchedBodyMembers

Check for body members not in population shares
validatePopShares

Validate population shares