CenterForAssessment / randomNames

Function to generate random gender and ethnicity correct first and/or last names. Names are chosen proportionally based upon their probability of appearing in a large scale data base of real names.
https://centerforassessment.github.io/randomNames
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data source? #69

Closed lucasmation closed 4 years ago

lucasmation commented 4 years ago

Hi, this is very useful. Could you let me know what was the source dataset(s) used to create the name distributions?

regards Lucas

dbetebenner commented 4 years ago

Hi,

The data is derived from a large, multi-year, educational data set that I had access to.

Damian