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Third International Mathematics and Science Study.
Description
These data are from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study that are part of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) conducted by the National Center for Educational Statistics.
Usage
timss
Format
A data frame with 2427 observations on 10 variables:
- region
geographic region of the U.S. (northeast, south, central, or west)
- school
integer identifier of school
- student
integer identifier of student
- sex
sex of student (female or male)
- language
how often the language of the test is spoken at home (always, sometimes, or never)
- math
mathematics test score
- ethnicity
ethnic category of student (white non-hispanic, black, hispanic, asian, native american, or other)
- science
science test score
- community
type of locatin of school (village or rural area, outskirts of town or city, close to center of a town or city
- enrollment
number of students enrolled at the school
Note
These data were obtained from http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471293415.html. They are featured in Valliant, Dorfman, and Royall (2000). According to Vallian et al. (2000) these data are from third grade students in schools in the United States. For more information about the data and design see TIMSS (1996).
Source
TIMSS International Study Center (1999). Third International Mathematics and Science Study: Technical Report, Volume 1 Design and Development. Chestnut Hill, MA: Boston College.
Valliant, R., Dorfman, A. H., & Royall, R. M. (2000). Finite population sampling and inference: A prediction approach. New York: Wiley.
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Third International Mathematics and Science Study.
Description
These data are from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study that are part of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) conducted by the National Center for Educational Statistics.
Usage
timss
Format
A data frame with 2427 observations on 10 variables:
- region
geographic region of the U.S. (northeast, south, central, or west)
- school
integer identifier of school
- student
integer identifier of student
- sex
sex of student (female or male)
- language
how often the language of the test is spoken at home (always, sometimes, or never)
- math
mathematics test score
- ethnicity
ethnic category of student (white non-hispanic, black, hispanic, asian, native american, or other)
- science
science test score
- community
type of locatin of school (village or rural area, outskirts of town or city, close to center of a town or city
- enrollment
number of students enrolled at the school
Note
These data were obtained from http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471293415.html. They are featured in Valliant, Dorfman, and Royall (2000). According to Vallian et al. (2000) these data are from third grade students in schools in the United States. For more information about the data and design see TIMSS (1996).
Source
TIMSS International Study Center (1999). Third International Mathematics and Science Study: Technical Report, Volume 1 Design and Development. Chestnut Hill, MA: Boston College.
Valliant, R., Dorfman, A. H., & Royall, R. M. (2000). Finite population sampling and inference: A prediction approach. New York: Wiley.
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