PLreg (version 0.4.1)

PeruVotes: Peru Blank Votes

Description

A dataset on the blank votes in the 2006 Peruvian general election.

Usage

data(PeruVotes)

Format

A data frame with 194 rows and 2 variables:

votes

proportion of blank votes in the 2006 Peruvian general election.

HDI

Human Development Index.

Details

The dataset was collected by Bayes et al. (2012) and the response variable is votes, proportion of blank votes in the 2006 Peruvian general election. Bayes et al. (2012) analyzed the influence of the Human Development Index (HDI) on the proportion of blank votes using a beta rectangular regression model. Lemonte and Bazan (2015) also analyzed the data using GJS regression models.

References

Bayes, C., Bazan, J. L. and Garcia, C. (2012). A new robust regression model for proportions. Bayesian Analysis. 7:771-796

Lemonte, A. J. and Bazan, J. L. (2015). New class of Johnson SB distributions and its associated regression model for rates and proportions. Biometrical Journal. 58:727-746.

Examples

data("PeruVotes")
fitPL <- PLreg(votes ~ HDI | HDI,
               data = PeruVotes,
               family = "TF",
               zeta = 5,
               control = PLreg.control(lambda = 1))
summary(fitPL)
plot(fitPL, type = "standardized")