training_exampleR Documentation

Simulated data from a job training program

Description

This simulated data, which is presented in the form of a full results, table, is used to demonstrate a matching procedure.

Usage

training_example

Format

A data frame with 25 rows and 9 variables

unit_treat

Unit ID for treated observations

age_treat

age for treated observations

earnings_treat

earnings for treated observations

unit_control

Unit ID for control observations

age_control

age for control observations

earnings_control

earnings for control observations

unit_matched

Unit ID for matched controls

age_matched

age for matched controls

earnings_matched

earnings for matched controls

Details

This data is used in the Matching and Subclassification chapter of Causal Inference: The Mixtape by Cunningham.

Source

Cunningham. 2021. Causal Inference: The Mixtape. Yale Press. https://mixtape.scunning.com/index.html.

References

Cunningham. 2021. Causal Inference: The Mixtape. Yale Press. https://mixtape.scunning.com/index.html.