def test_RP_sexes_roughly_even(self):
sexes_variation_percent = 15.0
name = RandomPerson().gendered_name()
sex_count = Counter()
for contact in range(self.binary_check_sample_size):
p = name.next()
sex_count[p['Sex']] += 1
print sex_count.items()
# check sexes are equally numbered to within a reasonable tolerance (e.g. 10%)
# Males outnumber females by a percentage point or two
self.assertAlmostEqual(
sex_count['male'] + 2.0/100.0 * self.binary_check_sample_size,
sex_count['female'],
delta=self.binary_check_sample_size * sexes_variation_percent / 100.0 + 1.0)
def test_RP_NoBlankNames(self):
"""
over a good-sized sample check RandomPerson doesn't emit any blank names
"""
def null_or_blank(s):
return not s.strip(' \r\t\n')
name = RandomPerson().gendered_name()
for contact in range(self.medium_sample_size):
n = name.next()
cnt = 0
# check all name and sex fields are non-blank
for i in n.items():
cnt += 1
self.assertFalse(null_or_blank(i[1]))