R/texas-data.R

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

#' texas
#'
#' @description Poverty in Texas, see page 299
#'
#' The variables included in the dataset are:
#' \itemize{
#' \item\code{POV} a dichotomous outcome variable indicates whether 20\% or more of the county's residents live in poverty
#' \item\code{BLK} the proportion of Black residents in the county
#' \item\code{LAT} the proportion of Latino residents in the county
#' \item\code{GVT} a dichotomous variable indicating whether government activities contributed a weighted annual average of 25% or more labor and proprietor income over the previous 3 years
#' \item\code{SVC} a dichotomous variable indicating whether service activities contributed a weighted annual average of 50% or more labor and proprietor income over the previous 3 years
#' \item\code{FED} a dichotomous variable indicating whether federally owned lands make up 30% or more of a county's land area
#' \item\code{XFR} a dichotomous factor indicating whether income from transfer payments (federal, state, and local) contributed a weighted annual average of 25 percent or more of total personal income over the past three years
#' \item\code{POP} the log of the county population total for 1989
#' }
#'  
#' @usage data(texas)
#' @name texas
#' @docType data
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