2,062 rated or chosen profiles from 1,031 respondents, in up to 2 tasks of 1 profile varying on 4 attributes.
One of 4 tables from the same source; this one is the exp2 table. The others are listed under Related tables.
| Description | US Lucid adults (n=1,031) each read two covert-operation vignettes (dictator, civil war) randomized in whether polls showed strong public opposition to US involvement, region, secrecy and outcome, and rated approval before and after the outcome (7-point). |
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| Reference | Myrick, R. (2020). Why so secretive? Unpacking public attitudes toward secrecy and success in US foreign policy. The Journal of Politics, 82(3), 828-843. |
| DOI | 10.1086/707308 |
| Licence | CC0 1.0 |
| Source data | https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/JWJRME |
These notes describe the source data, which the IRW reproduces as released. All notes are listed on the Data Notes page.
| Respondents | 1,031 |
|---|---|
| Rows (one per respondent, task and profile) | 2,062 |
| Tasks per respondent (most) | 2 |
| Profiles per task | 1 |
| Attributes | 4 |
| Topic | foreign policy security |
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| A profile represents | scenario |
| Country | US |
| Language shown | en |
| Language of stored levels | en |
| Randomization restrictions | yes (stated by the source): secrecy is a cross-over within respondent: one of the two vignettes states the operation was kept secret and the other that the public was informed (Appendix A) |
| Task order | recorded in the deposit |
| Profile position | inferred from row order |
Because the attribute levels were not randomized independently, an estimator has to account for the restriction; a plain difference in means across levels can mislead. Task order or profile position was rebuilt from row order; analyses of position or task order should leave it out.
Outcomes:
| rating | How much do you approve or disapprove of the actions taken by the U.S. government in this situation? (asked before the outcome was shown) [rating, 1 (disapprove strongly) to 7 (approve strongly)] |
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| rating_after | Considering this new information, how much do you approve or disapprove of the actions taken by the U.S. government? [rating, 1 (disapprove strongly) to 7 (approve strongly)] |
attr_outcomeattr_public_opinionattr_regionattr_secrecycov_agecov_attention_passcov_duration_seccov_educationcov_gendercov_ideologycov_incomecov_party_idcov_party_leancov_party_strengthcov_political_interestcov_racecov_stateidprofileratingrating_aftertasktrial_scenario
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("myrick_2019_covert_exp2", source = "conj")
# Python
pip install irw
import irw
df = irw.fetch("myrick_2019_covert_exp2", source="conj")
@article{Myrick_2020, title={Why So Secretive? Unpacking Public Attitudes toward Secrecy and Success in US Foreign Policy}, volume={82}, ISSN={1468-2508}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/707308}, DOI={10.1086/707308}, number={3}, journal={The Journal of Politics}, publisher={University of Chicago Press}, author={Myrick, Rachel}, year={2020}, month=July, pages={828–843} }
| IRW version | v584 |
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| Redivis dataset | irw_conjoint_2 v1.4 |
| Redivis dataset DOI | 10.57761/hk97-wv30 |
| Manifest pin for this IRW version | v1.4 |
| Metadata source | irw_meta v44.0 |