sesamesim {bain} | R Documentation |
A simulated data set inspired by the Sesame Street data set from: Stevens, J. P. (1996). Applied Multivariate Statistics for the Social Sciences. Mahwah NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
data(sesamesim)
A data frame with 240 rows and 9 variables.
The number knowledge of children is measured before watching Sesame Street, after one year, and a follow up measurement after two years.
Sex of the child; 1 = boy, 2 = girl
Site of the child's origin; 1 = disadvantaged inner city, 2 = advantaged suburban , 3 = advantaged rural, 4 = disadvantaged rural, 5 = disadvantaged Spanish speaking
Setting in which the child watches Sesame Street; 1 = at home, 2 = at school
Age of the child in months
Whether or not the child is encouraged to watch Sesame Street; 0 = no, 1 = yes
Peabody mental age score of the child; the higher the score the higher the mental age
score on a numbers test before watching Sesame Street for a year
score on a numbers test after watching Sesame Street for a year
follow up numbers test score measured one year after postnumb