wnominate (version 1.2)

nomprob: NOMINATE Probability Matrix Generator

Description

nomprob takes estimates from the W-NOMINATE model and returns a matrix of yea choice probabilities. It is used to generate a test rollcall object using generateTestData.

Usage

nomprob(yea, nay, ideal, Beta, dimweight, normal=1)

Arguments

yea

m x d matrix of yea locations.

nay

m x d matrix of no locations.

ideal

n x d matrix of legislator ideal points.

Beta

scalar giving beta parameter from W-NOMINATE. Usually set to 15.

dimweight

d x 1 vector of dimension weights. Usually set to 0.5.

normal

integer, '1' generates data using normal probabilities, any other value generates data using logistic probabilities.

Value

An n x m matrix of probabilities giving the probability of yea for each of n legislators on each of m votes

See Also

'generateTestData' and 'wnominate'.

Examples

    yp <- matrix(rep(0,10),nrow=10)
    np <- matrix(rep(0.1,10),nrow=10)
    ideal <- matrix(rep(0,10),nrow=10)
    nomprob(yp,np,ideal,15,0.5)    #a matrix of yea probabilities