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
baldus.jags baldus.winbugs