Data from Baldus Study on death sentences in Georgia (Exercise 14.2, p. 521).
To use the data in JAGS or WinBugs, see baldus.jags
and balfus.winbugs
, respectively.
data(baldus)
The variables included in the dataset are:
race
Defendant's race (1 = Black)
educatn
Educational level
employm
Employment status (1 = Employed)
SES
Socioeconomic status (1 = Low Wage)
married
Marital status (1 = Married)
num.chld
Number of children
military
Military experience (1 = Serving, 0 = No military service, -1 = Dishonorable Discharge)
pr.arrst
plea
Plea to Murder Indictment
sentence
Sentenced
defense
Status of Principle Defense Council (1 = Retained, 2 = Appointed)
dp.sght
Prosecutor Waive/Fail to Seek DP (1 = Failed/Unknown, 2 = Sought DP)
jdge.dec
Judge Took Sentence from Jury?
pen.phse
Was there a penalty trial?
did.appl
Did defendant appeal cov. or sentence?
out.appl
Outcome of appeal
vict.sex
Victim sex
pr.incrc
vict.age
Victim's age
vict.rel
Relation of victim with defendant
vict.st1
Victim status (0 = Non-police+judicial, 1 = Police+judicial)
vict.st2
specialA
Special Circumstances ()
methodA
Method of killing
num.kill
Number of persons killed by defendant
num.prps
Number of persons killed by coperpetrator
def.age
Defendant's age
aggrevat
Aggravating circumstances
bloody
Bloody crime
fam.lov
insane
Defendant invoked insanity defense
mitcir
num.depr
rape
Rape involved
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