Introduction to Research Design and Statistics

Codebook for Los Angeles School Dataset (lahigh.dta)


VariableVariable NameValues
Student ID
number
idEach student has a unique four digit ID number.
Records from school Alpha begin with 1
and records from School Beta begin with 2.
Gendergender0 = Female
1 = Male
Ethnicityethnic1 = Native American
2 = Asian
3 = African-American
4 = Hispanic
5 = White
6 = Filipino
7 = Pacific Islander
Schoolschool1 = School Alpha (n=159)
2 = School Beta (n=157)
Mark in
Algebra
algebra0 = Fail
1 = D
2 = C
3 = B
4 = A
Mark in
Spring Math
Course
math0 = Fail
1 = D
2 = C
3 = B
4 = A
English Mark
in Fall of 1995
eng950 = Fail
1 = D
2 = C
3 = B
4 = A
English Mark
in Fall of 1994
eng940 = Fail
1 = D
2 = C
3 = B
4 = A
CTBS Math
NCE Score
mathnceNCE Score
CTBS Language
NCE Score
langnceNCE Score
CTBS Math
PR Score
mathprPercentile Rank Score
CTBS Language
PR Score
langprPercentile Rank Score
Bllingual Statusbiling0 = No Bilingual Status (Native English Speaker)
1 = IFEP (Foriegn language spoken in home but student tested English Proficient)
2 = RFEP (Formerly LEP but transitioned to English)
3 = LEP (Currently in Bilingual Program)
Proficiency in
Native Language
engprof0 = English (No other language -- English-only spoken in home)
1 = Proficient in Native Language
2 = FNC (Functional in Native Language)
3 = LTD (Limited proficiency in Native Language)
4 = NON (Native language spoken in home but student has no proficiency in Native Language)
Number of
days present
daysattNumber of days
Number of
days absent
daysabsNumber of days


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Phil Ender, 30Jun98