R/terrorism-data.R

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

#' terrorism
#'
#' @description Dataset comparing incidents of terrorism to car accidents, suicide, and murder, see page 140
#'
#' The variables included in the dataset are:
#' \itemize{
#' \item\code{Year} The given year in which the statistics occurred
#' \item\code{X.Terrorism} The number of terrorist attacks that would occur per 100000 in the given year
#' \item\code{X.Car.Accidents} The number of car accidents that would occur per 100000 in the given year
#' \item\code{X.Suicide} The number of suicide that would occur per 100000 in the given year
#' }
#'  
#' @usage data(terrorism)
#' @format data frame with 14 observations of death rates for different years with 5 explanatory variables
#' @source Falkenrath, R. (2001). Analytical Models and Policy Prescription: Understanding Recent Innovation in U.S. Counterterrorism. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism 24, 159-181.
#' @name terrorism
#' @docType data
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