NlsyLinks (version 1.003)

NlsyLinks-package: Utilities and kinship information for Behavior Genetics and Developmental research using the NLSY.

Description

Utilities and kinship information for Behavior Genetics and Developmental research using the NLSY.

Details

ll{ Package: NlsyLinks Type: Package Version: 1.003 Date: 2012-05-20 License: GPL LazyLoad: yes } An overview of how to use the package, including the most important functions

References

This package's development was largely supported by the NIH Grant 1R01HD65865, "NLSY Kinship Links: Reliable and Valid Sibling Identification" (PI: Joe Rodgers) Rodgers, Joseph Lee, & Kohler, Hans-Peter (2005). Reformulating and simplifying the DF analysis model. http://www.springerlink.com/content/n3x1v1q282583366/{Behavior Genetics, 35 (2), 211-217}. Rodgers, J.L., Bard, D., Johnson, A., D'Onofrio, B., & Miller, W.B. (2008). The Cross-Generational Mother-Daughter-Aunt-Niece Design: Establishing Validity of the MDAN Design with NLSY Fertility Variables. Behavior Genetics, 38, 567-578. D'Onofrio, B.M., Van Hulle, C.A., Waldman, I.D., Rodgers, J.L., Rathouz, P.J., & Lahey, B.B. (2007). Causal inferences regarding prenatal alcohol exposure and childhood externalizing problems. Archives of General Psychiatry, 64, 1296-1304. Rodgers, J.L. & Doughty, D. (2000). Genetic and environmental influences on fertility expectations and outcomes using NLSY kinship data. In J.L. Rodgers, D. Rowe, & W.B. Miller (Eds.) Genetic influences on fertility and sexuality. Boston: Kluwer Academic Press. Cleveland, H.H., Wiebe, R.P., van den Oord, E.J.C.G., & Rowe, D.C. (2000). Behavior problems among children from different family structures: The influence of genetic self-selection. Child Development, 71, 733-751. Rodgers, J.L., Rowe, D.C., & Buster, M. (1999). Nature, nurture, and first sexual intercourse in the USA: Fitting behavioural genetic models to NLSY kinship data. Journal of Biosocial Sciences, 31. Rodgers, J.L., Rowe, D.C., & Li, C. (1994). Beyond nature versus nurture: DF analysis of nonshared influences on problem behaviors. Developmental Psychology, 30, 374-384.

Examples

library(NlsyLinks) #Load the package into the current R session.
data(Links79Pair)  #Load the dataset from the NlsyLinks package.
summary(Links79Pair)  #Summarize the five variables.
hist(Links79Pair$R)  #Display a histogram of the Relatedness values.
table(Links79Pair$R)  #Create a table of the Relatedness values for the whole sample.