Notes on example data set for paper Visualising multilevel models: the Initial Analysis of Data
The file ETHNIC.LSP contains a subset of variables from the data set analysed in (Haque & Bell,
2001). The variables included in this sample set are as follows:
Name
Info
AFRICAN
Dummy variable, 1 if pupil’s mother born in Africa, 0 otherwise
BANGLA
Dummy variable, 1 if pupil’s mother born in Africa, 0 otherwise
Case-numbers
Identifies the pupil
INDIAN
Dummy variable, 1 if pupil’s mother born in Africa, 0 otherwise
MEANGR
A measure of performance at age 16
OTH
Dummy variable, 1 if pupil’s mother born in Africa, 0 otherwise
PAKIST
Dummy variable, 1 if pupil’s mother born in Africa, 0 otherwise
SEX
Dummy variable. O – female, 1 - male
TOTSAT
A measure of performance at age 14
UK
Dummy variable, 1 if pupil’s mother born in Africa, 0 otherwise
SCH
Identifies the school the pupil attended
(Note the letters in SCH do not correspond to those in the conference paper)
For more details about the data, please contact:
John F. Bell
Research and Evaluation Division
University of Cambridge Local Examination Syndicate
1 Hills Road
Cambridge
CB1 2EU
Bell.j@ucles.org.uk
References
Bell, J. F. (2001) Visualising multilevel models: the initial analysis of data. Third International
Conference on Multilevel Analysis, Amsterdam, April.
(http://www.ucles-red.cam.ac.uk/conferencepapers/MA2001JB.pdf)
Haque, Z., & Bell, J.F. (2001). Evaluating the performances of minority ethnic pupils in secondary
schools. Oxford Review of Education, 27(3), 357-368.