E4.4: Measures of Quality for Agencies Delivering Transportation for
the Elderly and the Handicapped
Description
The E4.4 data frame has 40 rows and 3 columns.
Format
This data frame contains the following columns:
- QUAL
-
a numeric vector, a quality measure made using psychometric methods from results
of questionares.
- X.1
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a numeric vector, an indicator variable for private ownership.
- X.2
-
a numeric vector, an indicator variable for private for profit ownership.
Source
Slightly modified version of data supplied by Ms. Claire McKnight of
the Department of Civil Engineering, City University of New York.Details
The quality data, QUAL, is constructed from questionares given
to users of such services in the state of Illinois. Multiple services
in the state of Illinois was scored using this method. The indicator variables
was constructed to give first (X.1) a comparison between private
and public services, then (X.2) a comparison between private
not-for-profit and private for profit services.