ex1713: Church Distinctiveness
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Church Distinctiveness
Description
Data show measures that differ among denominations of American
Protestant and Catholic churches.
Usage
ex1713
Format
A data frame with 18 observations on the following 6 variables.
Denominationa character vector indicating the
church denomination
Distinctdistinctiveness (strictness of discipline on
a seven point scale)
Attendaverage percentage of weeks that individuals
attended a church meeting (% weekly)
NonChurchaverage number of secular organisations to
which members belong
StrongPctaverage percentage of members that describe
themselves as being strong church members (%)
AnnIncaverage income of members (US\$)
Source
Ramsey, F.L. and Schafer, D.W. (2002). The Statistical Sleuth: A
Course in Methods of Data Analysis (2nd ed), Duxbury.
References
Iannaccone, L.R. (1994). Why Strict Churches Are Strong,
American Journal of Sociology 99(5): 1180–1211.
Examples
str(ex1713)
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Church Distinctiveness
Description
Data show measures that differ among denominations of American Protestant and Catholic churches.
Usage
ex1713Format
A data frame with 18 observations on the following 6 variables.
Denominationa character vector indicating the church denomination
Distinctdistinctiveness (strictness of discipline on a seven point scale)
Attendaverage percentage of weeks that individuals attended a church meeting (% weekly)
NonChurchaverage number of secular organisations to which members belong
StrongPctaverage percentage of members that describe themselves as being strong church members (%)
AnnIncaverage income of members (US
\$)
Source
Ramsey, F.L. and Schafer, D.W. (2002). The Statistical Sleuth: A Course in Methods of Data Analysis (2nd ed), Duxbury.
References
Iannaccone, L.R. (1994). Why Strict Churches Are Strong, American Journal of Sociology 99(5): 1180–1211.
Examples
str(ex1713)
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