sat: School expenditure and test scores from USA in 1994-95

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School expenditure and test scores from USA in 1994-95

Description

The sat data frame has 50 rows and 7 columns. Data were collected to study the relationship between expenditures on public education and test results.

Format

This data frame contains the following columns:

expend

Current expenditure per pupil in average daily attendance in public elementary and secondary schools, 1994-95 (in thousands of dollars)

ratio

Average pupil/teacher ratio in public elementary and secondary schools, Fall 1994

salary

Estimated average annual salary of teachers in public elementary and secondary schools, 1994-95 (in thousands of dollars)

takers

Percentage of all eligible students taking the SAT, 1994-95

verbal

Average verbal SAT score, 1994-95

math

Average math SAT score, 1994-95

total

Average total score on the SAT, 1994-95

Source

"Getting What You Pay For: The Debate Over Equity in Public School Expenditures" D. Guber, Journal of Statistics Education, 1999


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