Here are all the data sets used in the third edition of the text, organized by parts/chapters. Also included are computer syntax files, occasionally for Part 1, and consistently for Part 2
The NELS data are used throughout the book and thus have their own zip file. The other data sets are organized by chapter and zipped into Part 1 & Part 2. If there is nothing listed for a chapter that means there are no unique data for it.
NELS data (used throughout the text): n_1000_stud_par_3.zip
Data dictionary for the NELS file. This document is almost 500 pages long, but it includes all the information about each variable in the NELS data file, including the value labels. In word format. nels data dictionary inc value labels edited.docx
Shorter version of the NELS data: These files include only those NELS variables used in examples and exercises. The word file includes information about the various formats, plus Mplus syntax: n=1000,stud & par shorter.zip
And here are the zipped files, by parts/chapters:
Part 1 data sets: Part 1 data by chapter.zip
Part 2 data sets: Part 2 data by chapter.zip
Data Sets, Appendices: Data for appendices.zip
