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schooldata: 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)

Arguments

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

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

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