ScotsSec               package:mlmRev               R Documentation

_S_c_o_t_t_i_s_h _s_e_c_o_n_d_a_r_y _s_c_h_o_o_l _s_c_o_r_e_s

_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     Scores attained by 3435 Scottish secondary school students on a
     standardized test taken at age 16.  Both the primary school and
     the secondary school that the student attended have been recorded.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     data(ScotsSec)

_F_o_r_m_a_t:

     A data frame with 3435 observations on the following 6 variables.

     _v_e_r_b_a_l The verbal reasoning score on a test taken by the students
          on entry to secondary school.

     _a_t_t_a_i_n The score attained on the standardized test taken at age
          16.

     _p_r_i_m_a_r_y A factor indicating the primary school that the student
          attended.

     _s_e_x A factor with levels 'M' and 'F'

     _s_o_c_i_a_l The student's social class on a numeric scale from low to
          high social class.

     _s_e_c_o_n_d A factor indicating the secondary school that the student
          attended.

_D_e_t_a_i_l_s:

     These data are an example of cross-classified grouping factors.

_S_o_u_r_c_e:

     <URL: http://multilevel.ioe.ac.uk/softrev/2lev-xc.html>

_R_e_f_e_r_e_n_c_e_s:

     Paterson, L. (1991). Socio economic status and educational
     attainment: a multidimensional and multilevel study. _Evaluation
     and Research in Education_ *5*: 97-121.

_E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s:

     str(ScotsSec)

