Basic Documents — Policy Stage Fields

Some documents collected by Bilby reflect the developmental maturity of a planned government policy, from early conception (designated Policy Stage 1), to concrete implementation (Policy Stage 3). A document not relevant to any policy is defined to have Policy Stage 0.

Field NameTypeExample/Possible ValuesDescription
policy_stage_predictionnumber0, 1, 2, or 3The policy stage prediction of the document.
policy_stage_probability_0number0value1The probability of the document being in stage 0 (i.e., not relevant to any policy).
policy_stage_probability_1number0value1The probability of the document being in stage 1 (i.e., informing, guiding or debating a policy).
policy_stage_probability_2number0value1The probability of the document being in stage 2 (i.e., deciding for regulation).
policy_stage_probability_3number0value1The probability of the document being in stage 3 (i.e., implementing a regulation).

policy_stage_prediction

Definition: The developmental maturity of a planned government policy discussed in the underlying document, from early conception (Stage 1) to concrete implementation (Stage 3). A document not relevant to any policy is given a Policy Stage label of 0.

Possible values: One of the class labels 0, 1, 2 or 3.

Policy ClassificationDescription
0Other
1Informing, Guiding, or Debating
2Deciding for Regulation
3Implementation

policy_stage_probability_0

Definition: The probability that the underlying document is not relevant to any policy.

Possible values: A float in the interval [0, 1] (i.e., between 0 and 1, inclusive).

Note: The five values policy_stage_probability_x (where x ranges from 1 to 5) form a probability distribution, so sum to 1.0.


policy_stage_probability_1

Definition: The probability that the underlying document is relevant to stage 1 in a policy development trajectory.

Possible values: A float in the interval [0, 1] (i.e., between 0 and 1, inclusive).

Note: The five values policy_stage_probability_x (where x ranges from 1 to 5) form a probability distribution, so sum to 1.0.


policy_stage_probability_2

Definition: The probability that the underlying document is relevant to stage 2 in a policy development trajectory.

Possible values: A float in the interval [0, 1] (i.e., between 0 and 1, inclusive).

Note: The five values policy_stage_probability_x (where x ranges from 1 to 5) form a probability distribution, so sum to 1.0.


policy_stage_probability_3

Definition: The probability that the underlying document is relevant to stage 3 in a policy development trajectory.

Possible values: A float in the interval [0, 1] (i.e., between 0 and 1, inclusive).

Note: The five values policy_stage_probability_x (where x ranges from 1 to 5) form a probability distribution, so sum to 1.0.