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tutoringR Documentation

Results from a study examining the effects of tutoring services on course grades.

Description

  • treat Treatment indicator.

  • Course The course id the student was enrolled in.

  • Grade The course grade the student earned (4=A, 3=B, 2=C, 1=D, 0=F or W).

  • Gender Gender of the student.

  • Ethnicity Ethnicity of the student, either White, Black, or Other.

  • Military Is the student an active military student.

  • ESL English second language student.

  • EdMother Education level of the mother (1 = did not finish high school; 2 = high school grad; 3 = some college; 4 = earned associate degree; 5 = earned baccalaureate degree; 6 = Earned Master's degree; 7 = earned doctorate).

  • EdFather Education level of the father (levels same as EdMother).

  • Age Age at the start of the course.

  • Employment Employment level at college enrollment (1 = No; 2 = part-time; 3 = full-time).

  • Income Household income level at college enrollment (1 = <25K; 2 = <35K; 3 = <45K; 4 = <55K; 5 = <70K; 6 = <85K; 7 = <100K; 8 = <120K; 9 = >120K).

  • Transfer Number of transfer credits at the start of the course.

  • GPA GPA as of the start of the course.

  • GradeCode Letter grade.

  • Level Level of the course, either Lower or Upper.

  • ID Randomly assigned student ID.

Format

a data frame with 17 variables.

Results