[R] Analyzing 2008 ANES using the weight variable

[R. Michael Weylandt]

Most modelling functions take a weights= argument so once you decide
what sort of model you are looking for, that should be the way to
proceed. But do be forewarned that there are a few kinds of "weights"
in statistics and it's not standardized which is the default across
different statistical softwares. Peter Dalgaard posted a nice summary
of the differences on this list a few weeks back if you want to go
digging through the archives.

Best,
Michael

On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 9:33 AM, Hutch Pollock <hutchpollock at gmail.com> wrote:
> Good morning.
>
> I am a competent (not sophisticated) Stata and SPSS user. Although I'm
> relatively new to R, I have learned to analyze unweighted data. But now I
> want to analyze the 2008 American National Election Study, which provides a
> single weight variable (v081010). In SPSS, I set the weight and proceed
> with the analysis. In Stata, I specify the weight within the command. How
> do I use the 2008 weight variable in R? Has anyone been analyzing this
> particular data set? Any insights would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
>
> Hutch Pollock
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