This dataset, UCBAdmissions_table, is a contingency table containing aggregate data on applicants to graduate school at UC Berkeley in 1973. The data is classified by admission status, gender, and department, and it provides insights into admissions patterns for the six largest departments.
Usage
data(UCBAdmissions_table)
Format
A contingency table with 24 cells (2 × 2 × 6), classified by:
- Admit
Admission status (Admitted, Rejected).
- Gender
Gender of the applicants (Male, Female).
- Dept
Department (A, B, C, D, E, F).
The table entries are the number of applicants.
Details
The dataset name has been kept as 'UCBAdmissions_table' to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the educationR package and assists users in identifying its specific characteristics. The original content has not been modified in any way.