fcat: fcat Data (4851 x 3)

In nlmeU: Datasets and utility functions enhancing functionality of nlme package.

Description

Data from Flemish Community Attainment-Targets (FCAT) Study

Format

The fcat data frame has 4851 rows and 3 columns

target

a factor with 9 levels T1(4), T2(6), T3(8), T4(5), T5(9), ..., T9(5)

id

a factor with 539 levels 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ..., 539

scorec

an integer vector with values from 0 to 9

Details

An educational study, in which elementary school graduates were evaluated with respect to reading comprehension in Dutch. Pupils from randomly selected schools were assessed for a set of nine attainment targets. The dataset is an example of grouped data, for which the grouping factors are crossed.

Source

Janssen, R., Tuerlinckx, F., Meulders, M., & De Boeck, P. (2000). A hierarchical IRT model for criterion-referenced measurement. Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics. 25(3), 285.

Examples

summary(fcat)

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