R: Program Effectiveness Data

ProgramEffectiveness {AER} | R Documentation

## Program Effectiveness Data

### Description

Data used to study the effectiveness of a program.

### Usage

    data("ProgramEffectiveness")

### Format

A data frame containing 32 cross-section observations on 4 variables.

grade

  Factor with levels `"increase"` and `"decrease"`.

average

  Grade-point average.

testscore

  Test score on economics test.

participation

  Factor. Did the individual participate in the program?

### Details

The data are taken form Spencer and Mazzeo (1980) who examined whether a new method of teaching economics significantly influenced performance in later economics courses.

### Source

Online complements to Greene (2003).

http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~wgreene/Text/tables/tablelist5.htm

### References

Greene, W.H. (2003). Econometric Analysis, 5th edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Spector, L. and Mazzeo, M. (1980). Probit Analysis and Economic Education. Journal of Economic Education, 11, 37–44.

### See Also

`Greene2003`

### Examples

    data("ProgramEffectiveness")

    ## Greene (2003), Table 21.1, col. "Probit"
    fm_probit <- glm(grade ~ average + testscore + participation,
      data = ProgramEffectiveness, family = binomial(link = "probit"))
    summary(fm_probit)

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