MCAS                  package:Ecdat                  R Documentation

_T_h_e _M_a_s_s_a_s_h_u_s_e_t_s _T_e_s_t _S_c_o_r_e _D_a_t_a _S_e_t

_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     a cross-section from 1997-1998

     _number of observations_ :  220

     _observation_ :  schools

     _country_ :  United States

_U_s_a_g_e:

     data(MCAS)

_F_o_r_m_a_t:

     A dataframe containing :

     _c_o_d_e district code (numerical)

     _m_u_n_i_c_i_p_a municipality (name)

     _d_i_s_t_r_i_c_t district name

     _r_e_g_d_a_y spending per pupil, regular

     _s_p_e_c_n_e_e_d spending per pupil, special needs

     _b_i_l_i_n_g_u_a spending per pupil, bilingual

     _o_c_c_u_p_d_a_y spending per pupil, occupational

     _t_o_t_d_a_y spending per pupil, total

     _s_p_c students per computer

     _s_p_e_c_e_d special education students

     _l_n_c_h_p_c_t eligible for free or reduced price lunch

     _t_c_h_r_a_t_i_o students per teacher

     _p_e_r_c_a_p per capita income

     _t_o_t_s_c_4 4th grade score (math+english+science)

     _t_o_t_s_c_8 8th grade score (math+english+science)

     _a_v_g_s_a_l_a_r_y average teacher salary

     _p_c_t_e_l percent english learnersh

_S_o_u_r_c_e:

     Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS), Massachusets
     Department of Education, 1990 U.S. Census.

_R_e_f_e_r_e_n_c_e_s:

     Stock, James H.  and  Mark W.  Watson (2003) _Introduction to
     Econometrics_, Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers, <URL:
     http://wps.aw.com/aw_stockwatsn_economtrcs_1>.

_S_e_e _A_l_s_o:

     'Index.Books', 'Index.Economics', 'Index.Econometrics',
     'Index.Observations'

