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School Data
Description
School Data, from Charnes et al. (1981). The aim is to explain scores on 3
different tests from 70 school sites by means of 5 explanatory variables.
Usage
data(schooldata)
Format
A data frame with 70 observations on the following 8 variables.
education
- education level of mother as measured in terms of percentage of high school
graduates among female parents
occupation
- highest occupation of a family member according to a pre-arranged rating scale
visit
- parental visits index representing the number of visits to the school site
counseling
- parent counseling index calculated from data on time spent with child on
school-related topics such as reading together, etc.
teacher
- number of teachers at a given site
reading
- total reading score as measured by the Metropolitan Achievement Test
mathematics
- total mathematics score as measured by the Metropolitan Achievement Test
selfesteem
- Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory, intended as a measure of self-esteem
Source
Charnes et al. (1981)
References
- A. Charnes, W.W. Cooper and E. Rhodes (1981) Evaluating Program and Managerial Efficiency: An Application of Data
Envelopment Analysis to Program Follow Through. Management Science, 27, 668-697.
Examples
data(schooldata)
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