twang (version 1.3-14)

raceprofiling: Traffic stop data

Description

Simulated example data for assessing race bias in traffic stop outcomes

Usage

data(raceprofiling)

source

This is simulated data to demonstrate how to use twang to adjust estimates of racial bias for important factors. This dataset does not represent real data from any real law enforcement agency.

References

G. Ridgeway (2006). Assessing the effect of race bias in post-traffic stop outcomes using propensity scores, Journal of Quantitative Criminology 22(1). http://www.i-pensieri.com/gregr/rp.shtml

Examples

data(raceprofiling)

# the first five lines of the dataset
raceprofiling[1:5,]