R/deathpenalty.R

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#' Race and the Death Penalty
#'
#' @description A dataset recreated from summary data that describes
#' relationships between race of defendant, race of victim, and outcome 
#' of trial in a number of capital cases in Florida in 1976-1977.
#'
#' @name deathpenalty
#' @docType data
#' @format A data frame with 326 observations on the following 3 variables.
#' \describe{ 
#' \item{defrace}{Race of the defendant in the capital case}
#' \item{vicrace}{Race of the victim}
#' \item{death}{Whether or not the defendant in the case received the death penalty}
#' }
#' 
#' @source  Michael J. Radelet: "Racial Characteristics and the Imposition of 
#' the Death Penalty", \emph{American Sociological Review}, 46 (1981).
#' @keywords datasets
#'
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