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\name{ScotsSec}
\alias{ScotsSec}
\docType{data}
\title{Scottish secondary school scores}
\description{
Scores attained by 3435 Scottish secondary school students on a
standardized test taken at age 16. Both the primary school and the
secondary school that the student attended have been recorded.
}
\usage{data(ScotsSec)}
\format{
A data frame with 3435 observations on the following 6 variables.
\describe{
\item{verbal}{The verbal reasoning score on a test taken by the
students on entry to secondary school.}
\item{attain}{The score attained on the standardized test taken at
age 16.}
\item{primary}{A factor indicating the primary school that the
student attended.}
\item{sex}{A factor with levels \code{M} and \code{F}}
\item{social}{The student's social class on a numeric scale from low
to high social class.}
\item{second}{A factor indicating the secondary school that the
student attended.}
}
}
\details{
These data are an example of cross-classified grouping factors.
}
\source{
\url{http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmm/learning/mmsoftware/data-rev.html}
}
\references{
Paterson, L. (1991). Socio economic status and educational attainment:
a multidimensional and multilevel study. \emph{Evaluation and Research
in Education} \bold{5}: 97-121.
}
\examples{
str(ScotsSec)
}
\keyword{datasets}
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