Table 2

Descriptive Statistics: Terror Fatalities for Different Time Windows Preceding an Exam

% with Positive # of FatalitiesConditional on Positive # of Fatalities
Time Window (Days)ExamsStudentsMeanSDMin.Max.
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)
00.1020.8003.9774.021119
10.3051.9273.2514.967119
20.6334.1064.4765.182121
30.8955.7275.4377.425126
41.2926.8635.9246.781126
51.4487.4486.6027.326126
61.5417.7917.2727.722126
72.0269.6496.7427.050126
82.47211.727.9698.548126
92.66612.608.3428.686126
102.78813.148.0738.639126
113.48713.989.5588.800126
123.78514.9810.049.418126
133.87215.129.9099.381126
144.25816.059.8339.247126
155.02617.899.3489.036126
  • Notes: The table reports descriptive statistics for the variable of interest: the number of fatalities from terror attacks in the examinee’s area for time windows running from zero (the day of the exam but before the exam starts) to 15 days before a given exam. Columns 1 and 2 report the percentage of exams and students, respectively, with a positive number of terror fatalities in the relevant time window. Columns 3, 4, 5, and 6 report the means, standard deviations, and extreme values for the number of fatalities in the relevant time window conditional on a positive number of fatalities.