Datafiles

  • Age_and_party_2020 Download .TXT file Open in Data Desk ?
  • Methods: Inference
  • Source: Pew Research Center, January 2020, “Most Americans Say There Is Too Much Economic Inequality in the U.S., but Fewer Than Half Call It a Top Priority”
  • Number of Cases: 4
  • Excerpt: The Pew Research Center conducted a representative telephone survey in 2018-2019. Among the reported results was the following table concerning the preferred political party affiliation of respondents and their ages. Is there evidence of age-based differences in party affiliation in the United States for all voters?


  • AIG_daily Download .TXT file Open in Data Desk ?
  • Methods: Displaying Quantitative Data, Summarizing Quantitative Data
  • Source: unknown
  • Number of Cases: 2810
  • Excerpt: The American International Group (AIG) was once the 18th largest corporation in the world. By early 2007 AIG had assets of $1 trillion, $110 billion in revenues, 74 million customers and 116,000 employees in 130 countries and jurisdictions. Yet just 18 months later, AIG found itself on the brink of failure and in need of emergency […]


  • AIG_monthly Download .TXT file Open in Data Desk ?
  • Methods: Displaying Quantitative Data, Summarizing Quantitative Data
  • Source: unknown
  • Number of Cases: 72
  • Excerpt: The American International Group (AIG) was once the 18th largest corporation in the world. By early 2007 AIG had assets of $1 trillion, $110 billion in revenues, 74 million customers and 116,000 employees in 130 countries and jurisdictions. Yet just 18 months later, AIG found itself on the brink of failure and in need of emergency […]


  • Airline_bumping_2017 Download .TXT file Open in Data Desk ?
  • Methods: Comparing Two Groups
  • Source: https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/docs/resources/individuals/aviation-consumer-protection/300341/2017-december-atcr.pdf
  • Number of Cases: 12
  • Excerpt: Commercial airlines overbook flights, selling more tickets than they have seats, because a sizeable number of reservation holders don’t show up in time for their flights. But sometimes, there are more passengers wishing to board than there are seats. Most airlines try to entice travelers to voluntarily give up their seats in return for free […]


  • Airport_screening Download .TXT file Open in Data Desk ?
  • Methods: Multiple Regression
  • Source: https://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/csv/t3177.csvadapted from: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Semiannual Report to Congress on the Effectiveness of the Civil Aviation Security Program, July 1 to "December 31, 1978, Exhibit 10; July 1 to December 31, 1982, Exhibit 10; July 1 to December 31, 1984, Exhibit 7; July 1 to December 31, 1989, p. 11 (Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Transportation); U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Annual Report to Congress on Civil Aviation Security, January 1, 1993-December 31, 1993, p. 9; January 1, 1995-December 31, 1995, p. 11 (Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Transportation); and data provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration and Bureau of Transportation Statistics [Online]. Available: http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics/ 2003/html/table_02_16.html [May 24, 2004]. Table adapted by SOURCEBOOK staff.
  • Number of Cases: 24
  • Excerpt: According to the U.S. Dept of Transportation, screening consists of “the systematic examination of persons and property using weapons-detecting procedures or facilities (electronic or physical search) for the purpose of detecting weapons and dangerous articles and to prevent their unauthorized introduction into sterile areas or aboard aircraft.” The data report the results of airport screening […]


  • Alaska_PPP Download .TXT file Open in Data Desk ?
  • Methods: Comparing Groups
  • Source: https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/cares-act/assistance-for-small-businesses/sba-paycheck-protection-program-loan-level-data
  • Number of Cases: 1775
  • Excerpt: The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was introduced in 2020 in response to COVID-19 to help keep small businesses financially afloat during the pandemic when many businesses had to temporarily close. The list of businesses that were able to obtain loans from the government under the PPP is available online. The file Alaska_ppp.csv contains a list […]


  • Alcohol_Consumption_2024 Download .TXT file Open in Data Desk ?
  • Methods: Data Display, Summaries
  • Source: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/sites/default/files/pcyr1970-2022.txt
  • Number of Cases: 118720
  • Excerpt: These are the annual numbers of per capita wine consumption (in gallons) in America from 1970 to 2022. This file contains data on apparent per capita alcohol consumption by State andtype of alcoholic beverage for the years from 1970 through 2022.Note: This file includes updates to previous population estimates for years 2020-2021.For an understanding of […]


  • Alcohol_Consumption_2024 Download .TXT file Open in Data Desk ?
  • Methods: Center, Data Display, Summaries, Summarizing Quantitative Data
  • Source: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/sites/default/files/pcyr1970-2022.txt
  • Number of Cases: 53
  • Excerpt: Apparent per capita alcohol consumption by State andtype of alcoholic beverage for the years from 1970 through 2022.Note: This file includes updates to previous population estimates for years 2020-2021.For an understanding of the methods used in calculating apparent per capitaalcohol consumption, see: Nephew, T.M., Yi, H., Williams, G.D., Stinson, F.S., and Dufour, M.C., 2004.U.S. Alcohol […]




  • Alternative_energy_2016 Download .TXT file Open in Data Desk ?
  • Methods: Regression
  • Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_electricity_production_from_renewable_sources
  • Number of Cases: 50
  • Excerpt: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_electricity_production_from_renewable_sources




  • Analgesics Download .TXT file Open in Data Desk ?
  • Methods: Analysis of Variance
  • Source: unknown
  • Number of Cases: 27
  • Excerpt: A pharmaceutical company tested three formulations of a pain relief medicine for migraine headache sufferers. For the experiment, 27 volunteers were selected and 9 were randomly assigned to one of three drug formulations. The subjects were instructed to take the drug during their next migraine headache episode and to report their pain on a scale […]