R/Recidivism-data.R

In BaM: Functions and Datasets for "Bayesian Methods: A Social and Behavioral Sciences Approach"

#' recidivism
#'
#' @description Recidivism Rates. See page 188
#'
#' The variables included in the dataset are:
#' \itemize{
#' \item\code{Crime.Type} The type of crime committed
#' \item\code{Released} The number of individuals released from a facility
#' \item\code{Returned} The number of individuals returned to a facility
#' \item\code{Percentage} (The number of individuals returned to a facility)/(The number of individuals released from a facility)
#' }
#'  
#' @usage data(recidivism)
#' @name recidivism
#' @format data frame with 27 observations of different crime types with 5 explanatory variables
#' @source state-level recidivism data as collected by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections from January 1, 1985 to June 30, 1999
#' @docType data
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