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BWGHT

BWGHT

BWGHT for Module 3 omitted-variable comparison.

Open LINK data

Structure

cross-sectional

File type

LINK

Module

Course catalog

Visibility

public

Preview table

Preview rows are shown when safely installed in the app. External or licensed files may need to be opened from the source link.

No local preview table is installed for this dataset. Use the download/source link, then load it with the Python example below.

Python loading code

import pandas as pd

# Download BWGHT from the dataset link first.
data = pd.read_stata("BWGHT.DTA")
print(data.head())

Check the variable dictionary and source documentation before dropping or recoding missing values.

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Variables dictionary

bwghtnumeric

bwght used for Module 3 omitted-variable comparison.

Missing values: Review source documentation before recoding missing values.

cigsnumeric

cigs used for Module 3 omitted-variable comparison.

Missing values: Review source documentation before recoding missing values.

famincnumeric

faminc used for Module 3 omitted-variable comparison.

Missing values: Review source documentation before recoding missing values.

motheducnumeric

motheduc used for Module 4 restricted and unrestricted F tests.

Missing values: Review source documentation before recoding missing values.

paritynumeric

parity used for Module 5 large-sample inference and standard-error ratios.

Missing values: Review source documentation before recoding missing values.

fatheducnumeric

fatheduc used for Module 4 restricted and unrestricted F tests.

Missing values: Review source documentation before recoding missing values.

Practice tasks

  1. 1.BWGHT is catalogued for Module 3 omitted-variable comparison. Open the linked Drive source to install the file before validating output.
  2. 2.Create one summary table and one graph that support an econometric question.
  3. 3.Write one limitation about measurement, missing data, or omitted variables.