Diagnosing Sample-Selection Bias in Historical Heights
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Howard Bodenhorn, Clemson University; Timothy Guinnane, Yale Universiry; Thomas Mroz, Georgia State University
Version: View help for Version V1
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Project Citation:
Bodenhorn, Howard, Guinnane, Timothy, and Mroz, Thomas. Diagnosing Sample-Selection Bias in Historical Heights. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-09-22. https://doi.org/10.3886/E112001V1
Project Description
Summary:
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This is the replication package for Diagnosing Sample-Selection Bias in Historical Heights: A Reply to Komlos and A'Hearn. One file replicates Figure 1 from the Union Army Sample. Several files provide the data and the simulation code to replicate Figure 2.
Funding Sources:
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not applicable
Scope of Project
Subject Terms:
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historical heights;
selection bias
Geographic Coverage:
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United States, Great Britain
Time Period(s):
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1830 – 1865 (Nineteenth century)
Collection Date(s):
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2015 – 2019
Universe:
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United States and United Kingdom military samples
Data Type(s):
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observational data
Collection Notes:
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Data from Union Army project and British military heights projects
Methodology
Response Rate:
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observational data from military enlistments
Sampling:
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see Union Army data (Fogel et al. 2000)
Data Source:
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Union Army data, see Fogel et al (2000)
Collection Mode(s):
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other
Unit(s) of Observation:
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individual
Geographic Unit:
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States
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