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Dataset Example: Forecasting Computer Usage

This article presents a dataset containing actual monthly data on computer usage in Best Buy stores from August 1996 to July 2000. This dataset can be used to illustrate time-series forecasting, causal forecasting, simple linear regression, unequal error variances, and variable transformation. Key Words: Model-building; Seasonal Variation.

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Dataset Example: Simpson's Paradox: An Example From a Longitudinal Study in South Africa

The dataset presented in this article comes from a South African study of growth of children. This data is a useful example of Simpson's paradox. Key Words: Categorical data; Comparing proportions.

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Dataset Example: Using Cigarette Data for An Introduction to Multiple Regression

This article describes a dataset containing information for 25 brands of domestic cigarettes. The dataset can be used to illustrate multiple regression, outliers, and collinearity.

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Dataset Example: Electric Bill Data

This article describes a dataset containing monthly household electric billing charges for ten years. The data can be used to illustrate graphing, descriptive statistics, correlation, seasonal decomposition, a variety of smoothing methods, ARIMA models, forecasting, and multiple regression.

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Dataset Example: Fitting Percentage of Body Fat to Simple Body Measurements

The dataset presented in this article contains body measurements for 252 men and can be used to illustrate multiple regression and to provide practice in model building.

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Dataset Example: Sexual Activity and the Lifespan of Male Fruitflies: A Dataset That Gets Attention

This article presents a dataset from an experiment designed to test if increased reproduction reduces longevity for male fruitflies. The data are in .dat format. Key Words: Analysis of variance; Contrasts; Experimental design; Regression; Precision; Statistical interaction; Survival analysis.

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Teaching Statistics with Data of Historic Significance: Galileo's Gravity and Motion Experiments

This article describes Galileo's data on falling bodies and projectiles and its use as an aid in teaching polynomial and nonlinear regression. Key Words: Independent and dependent variables; Graphical analysis.

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Dataset Example: Investigating Home Court Advantage

This article presents data from 1997 Big Ten Conference men's basketball games involving the University of Iowa Hawkeyes. The data can be used to demonstrate bivariate statistical inference techniques such as confidence regions, paired comparisons, and simultaneous confidence intervals. Key Word: Bivariate data; Scatterplot.

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Dataset Example: The Statistics of Poverty and Inequality

This dataset contains a number of variables like birth rate, death rate, life expectancy, and Gross National Product for 97 countries. Suggested activities are geared toward non-mathematicians and include exploratory graphical analyses to answer several central questions. Key words: boxplot, scatterplot, population growth

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Getting What You Pay For: The Debate Over Equity in Public School Expenditures

This article addresses a dataset on public school expenditures and SAT performance. Key Words: Multiple regression; Omitted variable bias; Partial correlation; Scatterplot.

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Statistical Topic

Dataset Example: Forecasting Computer Usage

Dataset Example: Simpson's Paradox: An Example From a Longitudinal Study in South Africa

Dataset Example: Using Cigarette Data for An Introduction to Multiple Regression

Dataset Example: Electric Bill Data

Dataset Example: Fitting Percentage of Body Fat to Simple Body Measurements

Dataset Example: Sexual Activity and the Lifespan of Male Fruitflies: A Dataset That Gets Attention

Teaching Statistics with Data of Historic Significance: Galileo's Gravity and Motion Experiments

Dataset Example: Investigating Home Court Advantage

Dataset Example: The Statistics of Poverty and Inequality

Getting What You Pay For: The Debate Over Equity in Public School Expenditures

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