This R code shows several analytical steps used in USA TODAY's "Broken Adoptions" project. Compiled by: Aleszu Bajak, USA TODAY
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Analysis
- Code to isolate previously adopted children in care
- Code to compare and visualize "everadpt" cohort with overall foster care population
- Code to run Cox regression and visualize hazard curves for post-adoption reentry analysis