Historical Height Data and Simulation Code for Selection Bias Analysis

Presenting a replication package for a study on sample-selection bias in historical heights. It contains data and simulation code to replicate figures from the Union Army Sample. The author is Howard Bodenhorn.

Use Cases

• Replicate Figure 1 from the Union Army Sample data to visualize historical height distributions.
• Use the provided simulation code to replicate Figure 2 and analyze sample-selection bias mechanisms.
• Apply the replication package's data and code to test alternative selection bias models in historical anthropometrics.

Strengths

• Dataset is associated with a specific, peer-reviewed academic study on selection bias.
• Includes both raw data and simulation code for full reproducibility of the study's figures.

Limitations

• The specific number of rows, columns, and data size are unknown.
• Data scope is limited to the specific samples and simulations used in the original study.

Provenance

Source

ICPSR Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Replication package for an academic study.

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-02-23.