The complete data set of scores of 301 participants in 26 tests in Holzinger and Swineford's (1939) study.
data(HS)A data frame with 301 observations on the following 34 variables.
idcase number of participants (note there are skips)
sexsex of participants
gradegrade in school of the participants with levels Female Male
agethe age (ignoring months into the year) of the participants
month_since_birthdaythe number of months since the last birthday
age_monthsage in months
age_yearsage in years and months combined (more fine grained measure of years)
schoolthe school the participant is from with levels Grant-White Pasteur
t1_visual_perceptionscores on visual perception test, test 1
t2_cubesscores on cubes test, test 2
t3_paper_form_boardscores on paper form board test, test 3
t4_lozengesscores on lozenges test, test 4
t5_general_informationscores on general information test, test 5
t6_paragraph_comprehensionscores on paragraph comprehension test, test 6
t7_sentencescores on sentence completion test, test 7
t8_word_classificationscores on word classification test, test 8
t9_word_meaningscores on word meaning test, test 9
t10_additionscores on add test, test 10
t11_codescores on code test, test 11
t12_counting_groups_of_dotsscores on counting groups of dots test, test 12
t13_straight_and_curved_capitalsscores on straight and curved capitals test, test 13
t14_word_recognitionscores on word recognition test, test 14
t15_number_recognitionscores on number recognition test, test 15
t16_figure_recognitionscores on figure recognition test, test 16
t17_object_numberscores on object-number test, test 17
t18_number_figurescores on number-figure test, test 18
t19_figure_wordscores on figure-word test, test 19
t20_deductionscores on deduction test, test 20
t21_numerical_puzzlesscores on numerical puzzles test, test 21
t22_problem_reasoningscores on problem reasoning test, test 22
t23_series_completionscores on series completion test, test 23
t24_woody_mccallscores on Woody-McCall mixed fundamentals, form I test, test 24
t25_paper_form_board_rscores on additional paper form board test, test 25
t26_flagsscores on flags test, test 26
Holzinger and Swineford (1939) data is widely cited, but generally only the Grant-White School data is used. The present dataset contains the complete data of Holzinger and Swineford (1939).
A total number of 301 pupils, coming from Paster School and Grant-White School, who participated in Holzinger and Swineford's (1939) study. This study consists of 26 tests, which are used to measure the participants' spatial, verbal, mental speed, memory, and mathematical ability.
The spatial tests consist of t1_visual_perception, t2_cubes, t3_paper_form_board, t4_lozenges. Additional spatial tests are t25_paper_form_board_r (revised test 3) and t26_flags. t25_paper_form_board_r can (potentially) be used as a substitute for t3_paper_form_board. t26_flags is thought to be a possible substitute for t4_lozenges.
The verbal tests consist of t5_general_information, t6_paragraph_comprehension, t7_sentence, t8_word_classification, and t9_word_meaning.
The speed tests consist of t10_addition, t11_code, t12_counting_groups_of_dots, and t13_straight_and_curved_capitals.
The memory tests consist of t14_word_recognition, t15_number_recognition, t16_figure_recognition, t17_object_number, t18_number_figure, and t19_figure_word.
The mathematical-ability tests consist of t20_deduction, t21_numerical_puzzles, t22_problem_reasoning,
t23_series_completion, and t24_woody_mccall.
Holzinger, K. J. and Swineford, F. A. (1939). A study in factor analysis: The stability of a bi-factor solution. Supplementary Education Monographs, 48. University of Chicago.