manifestoR (version 1.2.4)

mp_rmps: Relative measure of party size (RMPS)

Description

Computes the relative measure of party size as suggested by Giebler/Lacewell/Regel/Werner 2015.

Usage

mp_rmps(data)

Arguments

data

a numerical vector with vote shares

Value

a vector of rmps values

References

Giebler, Heiko, Onawa Promise Lacewell, Sven Regel and Annika Werner. 2015. Niedergang oder Wandel? Parteitypen und die Krise der repraesentativen Demokratie. In Steckt die Demokratie in der Krise?, ed. Wolfgang Merkel, 181-219. Wiesbaden: Springer VS.