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Econometrics

Empirical paper

Abstention rate model - Being parent's model

Marine de Michiel Clothilde Camus

IENAC 10 T

11 mai 2012

Steve Lawford

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1 Presentation of the project

2 The databaseGathering dataDescription of data

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Aims of the project

How can the abstention rate evolve against the elector'scharacteristics?

How can we create being parent's model?

According to you, which one is the hardest to model?

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Aims of the project

How can the abstention rate evolve against the elector'scharacteristics?

How can we create being parent's model?

According to you, which one is the hardest to model?

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Aims of the project

How can the abstention rate evolve against the elector'scharacteristics?

How can we create being parent's model?

According to you, which one is the hardest to model?

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Gathering data

Index

1 Presentation of the project

2 The databaseGathering dataDescription of data

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The Google Form

Ingathering of information thanks to a Google Form

103 observations obtained in 10 days

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The Google Form

Ingathering of information thanks to a Google Form

103 observations obtained in 10 days

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Description of data

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1 Presentation of the project

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Age

Figure 1 : Age distribution

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Age²

Figure 2 : Age² distribution

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Gender

Figure 3 : Men/Women distribution

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Marital status

Figure 4 : Marital status distribution

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Family status

Figure 5 : Family status distribution

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Commitment in political life

Figure 6 : Commitment in political life distribution

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Town or countryside?

Figure 7 : Town/countryside distribution

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Where in France ?

Figure 8 : Regions distribution

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Level of studies

Figure 9 : Level of studies distribution

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The abstention rate model

Index

1 The abstention rate model

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Preliminary model

Figure 10 : Abstention rate against the age

Thanks to t-test, we reject the null hypothesis for H0:βage = 0

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Preliminary model

Figure 10 : Abstention rate against the age

Thanks to t-test, we reject the null hypothesis for H0:βage = 0

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Completion of preliminary model

Relevance of used parameters :

ABSTENTIONi =β0 + β1AGEi + β2AGEi²+ β3BAC4i + β4FRMETROPOLEi +β5SSACTIVITEi + β6VILLECAMPAGNEi + β7SUDOUESTi +β8PARISi + β9PARTIPOi + β10BACi + β11SEXEi

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Completion of preliminary model (2)

Figure 11 : The abstention rate model

We can't conclude about the relevance of any parameter

maybe because there exists a dependence between some binary

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Completion of preliminary model (2)

Figure 11 : The abstention rate model

We can't conclude about the relevance of any parameter

maybe because there exists a dependence between some binary

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Trial on improving this model

Figure 12 : Another abstention rate model

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Trial on improving this model (2)

Only FRMETROPOLE can be considered relevant

However, R² is very low

⇒We can't elaborate an abstention rate model

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Trial on improving this model (2)

Only FRMETROPOLE can be considered relevant

However, R² is very low

⇒We can't elaborate an abstention rate model

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Trial on improving this model (2)

Only FRMETROPOLE can be considered relevant

However, R² is very low

⇒We can't elaborate an abstention rate model

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Being a parent's model Conclusion

Outline

1 Being a parent's model

Construction of the model

Comments on this model

2 Conclusion

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1 Being a parent's model

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2 Conclusion

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Construction of the model

Creation of the model

ENFANTS = β0 + β1MARIEi + β2PARISi + β3AGEi +β4AGEi²+ β5ABSTENTION i + β6BAC1i + β7BAC4i +β8VILLECAMPAGNE i + β9FONCi + β10SEXEi +β11FRMETROPOLEi

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Construction of the model

Creation of the model (2)

Figure 13 : Being a parent's model

ENFANTS = −0, 569+ 0, 279MARIEi + 0, 013PARISi + 0, 029AGEi −0, 0001AGEi ²+ 0, 009ABSTENTION i − 0, 0359BAC1i − 0, 046BAC4i +0, 0255VILLECAMPAGNE i + 0, 119FONCi + 0, 0180SEXEi −0, 063FRMETROPOLEi

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Comments on this model

Outline

1 Being a parent's model

Construction of the model

Comments on this model

2 Conclusion

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Comments on this model

The relevant parameters

Figure 14 : Student's t-test

Relevant parameters: marital status, age, being or not a civil servant

R²≈80%

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Comments on this model

The relevant parameters

Figure 14 : Student's t-test

Relevant parameters: marital status, age, being or not a civil servant

R²≈80%

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Being a parent's model Conclusion

Comments on this model

The relevant parameters

Figure 14 : Student's t-test

Relevant parameters: marital status, age, being or not a civil servant

R²≈80%

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Comments on this model

Analysis of residuals

Figure 15 : Residuals

Our model is quite close to the reality, in spite of some

exceptions.

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Being a parent's model Conclusion

Summary

Tough to model the abstention rate

Collected data are expandable and good quality

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Being a parent's model Conclusion

Summary

Tough to model the abstention rate

Collected data are expandable and good quality

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Being a parent's model Conclusion

End

Thanks for your attention !

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