absenteeism_tbl_df: Absenteeism from School in New South Wales

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Absenteeism from School in New South Wales

Description

This dataset, absenteeism_tbl_df, is a tibble containing information about absenteeism from school and certain demographic characteristics of children in rural New South Wales, Australia. The dataset includes data from 146 randomly sampled students during a particular school year, providing insights into the relationships between absenteeism and variables such as ethnicity, sex, age group, and learning categories.

Usage

data(absenteeism_tbl_df)

Format

A tibble with 146 observations and 5 variables:

eth

Ethnicity of the student (factor with 2 levels).

sex

Sex of the student (factor with 2 levels).

age

Age group of the student (factor with 4 levels).

lrn

Learning category of the student, e.g., slow learner or not (factor with 2 levels).

days

Number of days the student was absent from school (integer).

Details

The dataset name has been kept as 'absenteeism_tbl_df' to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the educationR package and assists users in identifying its specific characteristics. The suffix 'tbl_df' indicates that the dataset is a tibble. The original content has not been modified in any way.

Source

Data collected from a study in rural New South Wales, Australia.

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