2,980 rated or chosen profiles from 299 respondents, in up to 5 tasks of 2 profiles varying on 7 attributes.
| Description | Chinese government officials (n=299 with answers) chose between 5 pairs of hypothetical candidates for an entry-level government post, varying gender, party membership, college, degree, award, work experience and father's occupation. Outcomes: which candidate to select, plus 1-5 ratings of suitability, leadership and task implementation. |
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| Reference | Liu, H. (2019). The logic of authoritarian political selection: Evidence from a conjoint experiment in China. Political Science Research and Methods, 7(4), 853-870. |
| DOI | 10.1017/psrm.2018.24 |
| Licence | CC0 1.0 |
| Source data | https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/SLZ2OA |
These notes describe the source data, which the IRW reproduces as released. All notes are listed on the Data Notes page.
| Respondents | 299 |
|---|---|
| Rows (one per respondent, task and profile) | 2,980 |
| Tasks per respondent (most) | 5 |
| Profiles per task | 2 |
| Attributes | 7 |
| Tasks with no profile chosen | 0 |
| Topic | labour hiring |
|---|---|
| A profile represents | person |
| Country | CN |
| Language shown | unknown |
| Language of stored levels | en |
| Randomization restrictions | unknown |
| Task order | recorded in the deposit |
| Profile position | recorded in the deposit |
Outcomes:
| choice | Which candidate would you select? (paraphrase) [choice, forced] |
|---|---|
| rating_implementation | Rating of each candidate: task implementation (paraphrase) [rating, 1 (unknown) to 5 (unknown)] |
| rating_leadership | Rating of each candidate: leadership quality (paraphrase) [rating, 1 (unknown) to 5 (unknown)] |
| rating_qualified | Rating of each candidate: being qualified and suitable (paraphrase) [rating, 1 (unknown) to 5 (unknown)] |
attr_awardattr_collegeattr_educationattr_father_occupationattr_genderattr_political_affiliationattr_work_experiencechoicecov_agecov_ccpcov_gendercov_interviewercov_leadercov_onlinecov_rankcov_workunitidprofilerating_implementationrating_leadershiprating_qualifiedtask
The layout (one row per respondent, task and profile; choice/rating outcomes; attr_ columns holding each attribute level as displayed) is defined in the IRW conjoint standard. What the outcomes asked is under Design above.
Or load it directly in R or Python (both need a free Redivis account; the first call opens a browser to sign in):
# R
install.packages("remotes")
remotes::install_github("itemresponsewarehouse/Rpkg")
library(irw)
df <- irw_fetch("liu_2019_cadre_selection", source = "conj")
# Python
pip install irw
import irw
df = irw.fetch("liu_2019_cadre_selection", source="conj")
@article{Liu_2018, title={The Logic of Authoritarian Political Selection: Evidence from a Conjoint Experiment in China}, volume={7}, ISSN={2049-8489}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/psrm.2018.24}, DOI={10.1017/psrm.2018.24}, number={04}, journal={Political Science Research and Methods}, publisher={Cambridge University Press (CUP)}, author={Liu, Hanzhang}, year={2018}, month=July, pages={853–870} }
| IRW version | v584 |
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| Redivis dataset | irw_conjoint v4.2 |
| Redivis dataset DOI | 10.57761/qkye-q530 |
| Manifest pin for this IRW version | v4.2 |
| Metadata source | irw_meta v44.0 |