Student data for examples

Selected variables modeled on those in the student practice data for use in package examples and articles. Sampled from an early version of the practice data, the toy data are not a current practice data sample.

Usage

toy_student

Format

data.table with 15 rows and 13 columns keyed by student ID:

mcid

Character, de-identified student ID. Key column.

institution

Character, de-identified institution name, e.g., Institution A, Institution B, etc.

transfer

Character, transfer status, possible values are First-Time in College, First-Time Transfer.

hours_transfer

Numeric, number of credit hours transferred (or NA).

race

Character, race/ethnicity as self-reported by the student, e.g., Asian, Black, Hispanic, etc.

sex

Character, sex as self-reported by the student, possible values are Female, Male, and Unknown.

age_desc

Character, age group, possible values are 25 and Older, Under 25.

us_citizen

Character, US citizenship, possible values are No, Yes.

home_zip

Character, home ZIP code (or NA), e.g., 02056, 20170, 51301, 80129, etc.

high_school

Character, code for the last high school attended before admission (or NA), e.g., 060075, 210512, 431800, 502195, etc.

sat_math

Numeric, SAT mathematics test score (or NA).

sat_verbal

Numeric, SAT reading test score (or NA).

act_comp

Numeric, ACT composite test score (or NA).

See also

Other toy-data: toy_course, toy_degree, toy_term