ScotsSec {mlmRev} | R Documentation

## Scottish secondary school scores

### Description

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.

### Usage

    data(ScotsSec)

### Format

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

verbal

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

attain

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

primary

  A factor indicating the primary school that the student attended.

sex

  A factor with levels `M` and `F`

social

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

second

  A factor indicating the secondary school that the student attended.

### Details

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

### Source

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

### References

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

### Examples

    str(ScotsSec)

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