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HoldenFitzgerald at 17:47, 10 October 2018

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	'''<u>Country List to be Used-</u>'''Systemic Peace countries, Ifs country List		'''<u>Country List to be Used-</u>'''Systemic Peace countries, Ifs country List (IFs Country List generally is easiest and requires least amount of changes)

	'''<u>Series calculated automatically by Ifs-</u>'''		'''<u>Series calculated automatically by Ifs-</u>'''
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	#'''<u>Retrospective changes-</u>'''Along with the PITF updates for future years, historical PITF data is constantly updated due to quantifications completed in this year in relation to events occurring in the previous years. E.g. The Uighur revolution that occurred in China in 2009, was added to the PITF data in 2015 since quantification was completed in 2015.  Magnitudes are also changed from time to time retrospectively. (It is highly recommended that instead of just adding current year data to the Ifs file, the User perform a comparison of historical Ifs data and the PITF data to identify any retrospective changes. This can be done by first converting the PITF data into panel format by using the pivot table function in Excel, and then using a VLOOKUP to identify differences)		#'''<u>Retrospective changes-</u>'''Along with the PITF updates for future years, historical PITF data is constantly updated due to quantifications completed in this year in relation to events occurring in the previous years. E.g. The Uighur revolution that occurred in China in 2009, was added to the PITF data in 2015 since quantification was completed in 2015.  Magnitudes are also changed from time to time retrospectively. (It is highly recommended that instead of just adding current year data to the Ifs file, the User perform a comparison of historical Ifs data and the PITF data to identify any retrospective changes. This can be done by first converting the PITF data into panel format by using the pivot table function in Excel, and then using a VLOOKUP to identify differences)
	#'''<u>Yugoslavia Data-</u>'''Data for Serbia and Kosovo are presented together under the country code of Yugoslavia in the PITF data. This data needs to be bifurcated by the user into data pertaining to Serbia and data pertaining to Kosovo. The description of the events in the PITF data can aid the user in identifying whether the event pertains to Serbia or Kosovo.
	#<u>'''Representation of Arab Spring'''</u>- The political instability of the Arab Spring is not adequately represented in the PITF data. For example, no events exist for Tunisia in the latest PITF update. This is mainly on account of the present unavailability of data regarding the magnitude of these events.		#<u>'''Representation of Arab Spring'''</u>- The political instability of the Arab Spring is not adequately represented in the PITF data. For example, no events exist for Tunisia in the latest PITF update. This is mainly on account of the present unavailability of data regarding the magnitude of these events.

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	#'''<u>PolityParticCompet:</u>''' This is a categorical variable measuring the competitiveness of political participation. It is a scale from 0-5, with negative numbers indicating transitional periods (these negative numbers should be removed when importing into IFs).		#'''<u>PolityParticCompet:</u>''' This is a categorical variable measuring the competitiveness of political participation. It is a scale from 0-5, with negative numbers indicating transitional periods (these negative numbers should be removed when importing into IFs).
	#'''<u>PolityParticRegulate:</u>''' This is a categorical variable measuring the regulation of political participation in a country. It is a scale from 1-5, with negative numbers indicating transitional periods (these negative numbers should be removed when importing into IFs).		#'''<u>PolityParticRegulate:</u>''' This is a categorical variable measuring the regulation of political participation in a country. It is a scale from 1-5, with negative numbers indicating transitional periods (these negative numbers should be removed when importing into IFs).
			#'''<u>PolityPartialAutocCat:</u>'''
			#'''<u>PolityPartialAutocCat2:</u>'''
			#'''<u>PolityPartialDemocCat:</u>'''
			#'''<u>PolityPartialDemocCat2:</u>'''

	'''<u>Country Translation:</u>''' Use the Polity Countries list		'''<u>Country Translation:</u>''' Use the Polity Countries list

JakeDubbert at 20:52, 8 November 2017

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	= Instructions on Importing PITF data into IFs =		= Instructions on Importing PITF data into IFs =

	This section explains the methodology that is to be followed when importing Political Instability Task Force (PITF) data into ~~Ifs~~. It also describes certain problems that a user might face in interpreting, understanding the data.		This section explains the methodology that is to be followed when importing Political Instability Task Force (PITF) data into IFs. It also describes certain problems that a user might face in interpreting and understanding the data.

	'''<u>Source</u>'''- PITF data is published by the center for systemic peace. The data is available at this website , [http://www.systemicpeace.org/inscrdata.html http://www.systemicpeace.org/inscrdata.html]		'''<u>Source</u>'''- PITF data is published by the center for systemic peace. The data is available at this website , [http://www.systemicpeace.org/inscrdata.html http://www.systemicpeace.org/inscrdata.html]
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	Ultimately, IFs cumulates all of the above series and computes the Internal War Event index and Internal War Magnitude Index for all countries and regions. Below is a chart describing, the Internal War Magnitude across country groups from 1955 to 2015.		Ultimately, IFs cumulates all of the above series and computes the Internal War Event index and Internal War Magnitude Index for all countries and regions. Below is a chart describing, the Internal War Magnitude across country groups from 1955 to 2015.

	[[File:Polity2.png]]		[[File:Polity2.png\|RTENOTITLE]]

	''Source: International Futures 7.22''		''Source: International Futures 7.22''

KanishkaNarayan at 07:05, 25 August 2016

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	#'''<u>Historical Data:</u>''' There is historical data for Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro, the USSR, Korea, and Czechoslovakia. These countries map to their modern counterparts, Serbia, Russia, South Korea, and the Czech Republic, respectively. The historical data for countries that were split into north and south and then unified does not map to any IFs countries.		#'''<u>Historical Data:</u>''' There is historical data for Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro, the USSR, Korea, and Czechoslovakia. These countries map to their modern counterparts, Serbia, Russia, South Korea, and the Czech Republic, respectively. The historical data for countries that were split into north and south and then unified does not map to any IFs countries.
	#'''<u>Country Concordance:</u>''' The Polity IV data has multiple three letter codes for the same countries, and the concordance table needs to be adjusted to account for that. Czech Republic maps to both CZR and CZE. Ethiopia maps to both ETH and ETI. Russian Federation maps to both RUS and USR. Sudan maps to both SUD and SDN. Serbia maps to SER, YUG, and YGS, Pakistan maps to both PAK and PKS, Korea maps to KOR and ROK.		#'''<u>Country Concordance:</u>''' The Polity IV data has multiple three letter codes for the same countries, and the concordance table needs to be adjusted to account for that. Czech Republic maps to both CZR and CZE. Ethiopia maps to both ETH and ETI. Russian Federation maps to both RUS and USR. Sudan maps to both SUD and SDN. Serbia maps to SER, YUG, and YGS, Pakistan maps to both PAK and PKS, Korea maps to KOR and ROK.
			#<u>'''Issues with pre-processor- '''</u>For Autocracy and Democracy, Ifs does not use any data for the year 2013 when building the forecasts for the polity score. This, in spite of rebuilding the Base and Historical Base after the data update.

KanishkaNarayan at 07:03, 25 August 2016

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	Ultimately, IFs cumulates all of the above series and computes the Internal War Event index and Internal War Magnitude Index for all countries and regions. Below is a chart describing, the Internal War Magnitude across country groups from 1955 to 2015.		Ultimately, IFs cumulates all of the above series and computes the Internal War Event index and Internal War Magnitude Index for all countries and regions. Below is a chart describing, the Internal War Magnitude across country groups from 1955 to 2015.

			[[File:Polity2.png]]

			''Source: International Futures 7.22''

KanishkaNarayan at 07:01, 25 August 2016

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	#'''<u>Revolutionary War event-</u>'''Describes the occurrence of Revolutionary War event. Data is binary, i.e. 1- Event occurrence, 0-No event		#'''<u>Revolutionary War event-</u>'''Describes the occurrence of Revolutionary War event. Data is binary, i.e. 1- Event occurrence, 0-No event
	#'''<u>Revolutionary War magnitude-</u>'''Describes the Average death magnitude of the event Range of 0-4. In case of multiple events in the same year for same region, select highest value amongst all available values.		#'''<u>Revolutionary War magnitude-</u>'''Describes the Average death magnitude of the event Range of 0-4. In case of multiple events in the same year for same region, select highest value amongst all available values.

			Ultimately, IFs cumulates all of the above series and computes the Internal War Event index and Internal War Magnitude Index for all countries and regions. Below is a chart describing, the Internal War Magnitude across country groups from 1955 to 2015.




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	#'''<u>Retrospective changes-</u>'''Along with the PITF updates for future years, historical PITF data is constantly updated due to quantifications completed in this year in relation to events occurring in the previous years. E.g. The Uighur revolution that occurred in China in 2009, was added to the PITF data in 2015 since quantification was completed in 2015.  Magnitudes are also changed from time to time retrospectively. (It is highly recommended that instead of just adding current year data to the Ifs file, the User perform a comparison of historical Ifs data and the PITF data to identify any retrospective changes. This can be done by first converting the PITF data into panel format by using the pivot table function in Excel, and then using a VLOOKUP to identify differences)		#'''<u>Retrospective changes-</u>'''Along with the PITF updates for future years, historical PITF data is constantly updated due to quantifications completed in this year in relation to events occurring in the previous years. E.g. The Uighur revolution that occurred in China in 2009, was added to the PITF data in 2015 since quantification was completed in 2015.  Magnitudes are also changed from time to time retrospectively. (It is highly recommended that instead of just adding current year data to the Ifs file, the User perform a comparison of historical Ifs data and the PITF data to identify any retrospective changes. This can be done by first converting the PITF data into panel format by using the pivot table function in Excel, and then using a VLOOKUP to identify differences)
	#'''<u>Yugoslavia Data-</u>'''Data for Serbia and Kosovo are presented together under the country code of Yugoslavia in the PITF data. This data needs to be bifurcated by the user into data pertaining to Serbia and data pertaining to Kosovo. The description of the events in the PITF data can aid the user in identifying whether the event pertains to Serbia or Kosovo.		#'''<u>Yugoslavia Data-</u>'''Data for Serbia and Kosovo are presented together under the country code of Yugoslavia in the PITF data. This data needs to be bifurcated by the user into data pertaining to Serbia and data pertaining to Kosovo. The description of the events in the PITF data can aid the user in identifying whether the event pertains to Serbia or Kosovo.
	#<u>'''Representation of Arab Spring'''~~</u><u>~~</u>- The political instability of the Arab Spring is not adequately represented in the PITF data. For example, no events exist for Tunisia in the latest PITF update. This is mainly on account of the present unavailability of data regarding the magnitude of these events.		#<u>'''Representation of Arab Spring'''</u>- The political instability of the Arab Spring is not adequately represented in the PITF data. For example, no events exist for Tunisia in the latest PITF update. This is mainly on account of the present unavailability of data regarding the magnitude of these events.

	= <span style="font-size:x-large;">Instructions on Importing Polity IV Data into IFs</span> =		= <span style="font-size:x-large;">Instructions on Importing Polity IV Data into IFs</span> =

KanishkaNarayan at 05:48, 25 August 2016

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	#'''<u>Retrospective changes-</u>'''Along with the PITF updates for future years, historical PITF data is constantly updated due to quantifications completed in this year in relation to events occurring in the previous years. E.g. The Uighur revolution that occurred in China in 2009, was added to the PITF data in 2015 since quantification was completed in 2015.  Magnitudes are also changed from time to time retrospectively. (It is highly recommended that instead of just adding current year data to the Ifs file, the User perform a comparison of historical Ifs data and the PITF data to identify any retrospective changes. This can be done by first converting the PITF data into panel format by using the pivot table function in Excel, and then using a VLOOKUP to identify differences)		#'''<u>Retrospective changes-</u>'''Along with the PITF updates for future years, historical PITF data is constantly updated due to quantifications completed in this year in relation to events occurring in the previous years. E.g. The Uighur revolution that occurred in China in 2009, was added to the PITF data in 2015 since quantification was completed in 2015.  Magnitudes are also changed from time to time retrospectively. (It is highly recommended that instead of just adding current year data to the Ifs file, the User perform a comparison of historical Ifs data and the PITF data to identify any retrospective changes. This can be done by first converting the PITF data into panel format by using the pivot table function in Excel, and then using a VLOOKUP to identify differences)
	#'''<u>Yugoslavia Data-</u>'''Data for Serbia and Kosovo are presented together under the country code of Yugoslavia in the PITF data. This data needs to be bifurcated by the user into data pertaining to Serbia and data pertaining to Kosovo. The description of the events in the PITF data can aid the user in identifying whether the event pertains to Serbia or Kosovo.		#'''<u>Yugoslavia Data-</u>'''Data for Serbia and Kosovo are presented together under the country code of Yugoslavia in the PITF data. This data needs to be bifurcated by the user into data pertaining to Serbia and data pertaining to Kosovo. The description of the events in the PITF data can aid the user in identifying whether the event pertains to Serbia or Kosovo.
			#<u>'''Representation of Arab Spring'''</u><u></u>- The political instability of the Arab Spring is not adequately represented in the PITF data. For example, no events exist for Tunisia in the latest PITF update. This is mainly on account of the present unavailability of data regarding the magnitude of these events.

	= <span style="font-size:x-large;">Instructions on Importing Polity IV Data into IFs</span> =		= <span style="font-size:x-large;">Instructions on Importing Polity IV Data into IFs</span> =

AnnRogers at 21:31, 11 August 2016

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	'''<u>Issues in the Data and Their Solutions</u>'''		'''<u>Issues in the Data and Their Solutions</u>'''

	#'''<u>Historical Data:</u>''' There is historical data for Yugoslavia, the USSR, and Czechoslovakia. These countries map to their modern counterparts, Serbia, Russia, and the Czech Republic, respectively. The historical data for countries that were split into north and south does not map to any IFs countries.		#'''<u>Historical Data:</u>''' There is historical data for Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro, the USSR, Korea, and Czechoslovakia. These countries map to their modern counterparts, Serbia, Russia, South Korea, and the Czech Republic, respectively. The historical data for countries that were split into north and south and then unified does not map to any IFs countries.
	#'''<u>Country Concordance:</u>''' The Polity IV data has multiple three letter codes for the same countries, and the concordance table needs to be adjusted to account for that. Czech Republic maps to both CZR and CZE. Ethiopia maps to both ETH and ETI. Russian Federation maps to both RUS and USR. Sudan maps to both SUD and SDN. Serbia maps to SER, YUG, and YGS, Pakistan maps to both PAK and PKS.~~ ~~		#'''<u>Country Concordance:</u>''' The Polity IV data has multiple three letter codes for the same countries, and the concordance table needs to be adjusted to account for that. Czech Republic maps to both CZR and CZE. Ethiopia maps to both ETH and ETI. Russian Federation maps to both RUS and USR. Sudan maps to both SUD and SDN. Serbia maps to SER, YUG, and YGS, Pakistan maps to both PAK and PKS, Korea maps to KOR and ROK.

AnnRogers at 20:23, 11 August 2016

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	#'''<u>Historical Data:</u>''' There is historical data for Yugoslavia, the USSR, and Czechoslovakia. These countries map to their modern counterparts, Serbia, Russia, and the Czech Republic, respectively. The historical data for countries that were split into north and south does not map to any IFs countries.		#'''<u>Historical Data:</u>''' There is historical data for Yugoslavia, the USSR, and Czechoslovakia. These countries map to their modern counterparts, Serbia, Russia, and the Czech Republic, respectively. The historical data for countries that were split into north and south does not map to any IFs countries.
	#'''<u>Country Concordance:</u>''' The Polity IV data has multiple three letter codes for the same countries, and the concordance table needs to be adjusted to account for that. Czech Republic maps to both CZR and CZE. Ethiopia maps to both ETH and ETI. Russian Federation maps to both RUS and USR. Sudan maps to both SUD and SDN. Serbia maps to SER, YUG, and YGS.		#'''<u>Country Concordance:</u>''' The Polity IV data has multiple three letter codes for the same countries, and the concordance table needs to be adjusted to account for that. Czech Republic maps to both CZR and CZE. Ethiopia maps to both ETH and ETI. Russian Federation maps to both RUS and USR. Sudan maps to both SUD and SDN. Serbia maps to SER, YUG, and YGS, Pakistan maps to both PAK and PKS.

AnnRogers at 17:42, 11 August 2016

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	#'''<u>Historical Data:</u>''' There is historical data for Yugoslavia, the USSR, and Czechoslovakia. These countries map to their modern counterparts, Serbia, Russia, and the Czech Republic, respectively. The historical data for countries that were split into north and south does not map to any IFs countries.		#'''<u>Historical Data:</u>''' There is historical data for Yugoslavia, the USSR, and Czechoslovakia. These countries map to their modern counterparts, Serbia, Russia, and the Czech Republic, respectively. The historical data for countries that were split into north and south does not map to any IFs countries.
	#'''<u>Country Concordance:</u>''' The Polity IV data has multiple three letter codes for the same countries, and the concordance table needs to be adjusted to account for that. Czech Republic maps to both CZR and CZE. Ethiopia maps to both ETH and ETI. Russian Federation maps to both RUS and USR. Sudan maps to both SUD and SDN. Serbia maps to ~~both~~ YUG and YGS.		#'''<u>Country Concordance:</u>''' The Polity IV data has multiple three letter codes for the same countries, and the concordance table needs to be adjusted to account for that. Czech Republic maps to both CZR and CZE. Ethiopia maps to both ETH and ETI. Russian Federation maps to both RUS and USR. Sudan maps to both SUD and SDN. Serbia maps to SER, YUG, and YGS.

AnnRogers at 21:08, 8 June 2016

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	#'''<u>Yugoslavia Data-</u>'''Data for Serbia and Kosovo are presented together under the country code of Yugoslavia in the PITF data. This data needs to be bifurcated by the user into data pertaining to Serbia and data pertaining to Kosovo. The description of the events in the PITF data can aid the user in identifying whether the event pertains to Serbia or Kosovo.		#'''<u>Yugoslavia Data-</u>'''Data for Serbia and Kosovo are presented together under the country code of Yugoslavia in the PITF data. This data needs to be bifurcated by the user into data pertaining to Serbia and data pertaining to Kosovo. The description of the events in the PITF data can aid the user in identifying whether the event pertains to Serbia or Kosovo.

	<span style="font-size:x-large;">Instructions on Importing Polity IV Data into IFs</span>		= <span style="font-size:x-large;">Instructions on Importing Polity IV Data into IFs</span> =

	This section explains the methodology that is to be followed when importing Polity IV data into IFs. It also describes certain problems that a user might face in interpreting and understanding the data.		This section explains the methodology that is to be followed when importing Polity IV data into IFs. It also describes certain problems that a user might face in interpreting and understanding the data.