r-assign-05-key.R

# set wd
setwd("~/Dropbox/classes/pols-209")

# load packages
library(dplyr)
library(ggplot2)

# load data
nominate <- readRDS("data/nominate.rds")  # read data set

# subset data to only democrats in the 114th congress 
nom2014dem <- subset(nominate, congress == 114 & party == "Democrat")

# create ecdf plot
ggplot(nom2014dem, aes(x = ideology_score)) + 
  stat_ecdf()

# compute exactly
ecdf0 <- ecdf(nom2014dem$ideology_score)

# nancy p.
ecdf0(-0.49)

# john l. 
ecdf0(-0.59)