Regensburg: Job Expectation

In Fahrmeir: Data from the Book "Multivariate Statistical Modelling Based on Generalized Linear Models", First Edition, by Ludwig Fahrmeir and Gerhard Tutz

Description

A sample of psychology students was asked if they expected to find adecuate employment after graduation.

Usage

data(Regensburg)

Format

A data frame with 30 observations on the following 4 variables.

y

response categories

n

number of students with this response in group

age

age in years

lage

natural log of age

Details

In a study on the perspectives of students, psychology students at the university of Regensburg have been asked if they expect to find an adequate employment after getting their degree. The response categories where ordered with respect to their expectation. Categories where "don't expect adequate employment" - 1, "not sure" - 2, "immediately after the degree" - 3.

Source

Ludwig Fahrmeir, Gerhard Tutz (1994): Multivariate Statistical Modelling Based on Generalized Linear Models. Springer Series in Statistics. Springer Verlag. New-York Berlin Heidelberg

Examples

str(Regensburg)
summary(Regensburg)
# Example 3.5 page 83 in book:
library(MASS)
Regensburg$y <- ordered(Regensburg$y)
Regensburg.polr <- polr(y~lage, data=Regensburg, weights = n) 
summary(Regensburg.polr)
class(Regensburg.polr)

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