Datafiles

  • Fish_diet Download .TXT file Open in Data Desk ?
  • Methods: Chi Square Tests, Conditional Distribution, Contingency Tables, Tables
  • Source: Lancet, June 2001, “Fatty Fish Consumption and Risk of Prostate Cancer,”
  • Number of Cases: 6272
  • Excerpt: Medical researchers followed 6272 Swedish men for 30 years to see whether there was any association between the amount of fish in their diet and prostate cancer. The original study actually used pairs of twins, which enabled the researchers to discern that the risk of cancer for those who never ate fish actually was substantially […]


  • Fisher’s_Irises Download .TXT file Open in Data Desk ?
  • Methods: Inference
  • Source: Fisher, R. A. (1936). The Use of Multiple Measurements in Axonomic Problems. Annals of Eugenics 7, 179-188.
  • Number of Cases: 150
  • Excerpt: In 1936 Sir Ronald Fisher presented data on irises as the example in a famous statistics paper. Ever since, “Fisher’s Iris data” have been a feature of statistics texts. Fisher presents 4 measurements of Iris flowers of three species. Can we differentiate the species? If so, how best to do that?










  • Flights on time 2020 Download .TXT file Open in Data Desk ?
  • Methods:
  • Source: http://www.transtats.bts.gov/HomeDrillChart.asp?URL_SelectYear=2019&URL_SelectMonth=6&URL_Time=1&URL_Selection=1 https://www.transtats.bts.gov/HomeDrillChart_Month.asp
  • Number of Cases: 319
  • Excerpt: The Bureau of Transportation Statistics of theU.S. Department of Transportation publishes information aboutairline performance. The data report the percentage of flights departing on time each month from January 1994 through September 2020. Note the effects of the pandemic.


  • Flights on time 2024 Download .TXT file Open in Data Desk ?
  • Methods: Hypothesis Tests for Means, Inference
  • Source: http://www.transtats.bts.gov/HomeDrillChart.asp?URL_SelectYear=2019&URL_SelectMonth=6&URL_Time=1&URL_Selection=1 https://www.transtats.bts.gov/HomeDrillChart_Month.asp
  • Number of Cases: 370
  • Excerpt: The Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the U.S. Department of Transportation publishes information about airline performance. The data report the percentage of flights departing on time each month from January 1994 through September 2020. Note the effects of the pandemic.


  • Flights_2016 Download .TXT file Open in Data Desk ?
  • Methods: Correlation, Regression, Scatterplot
  • Source: http://www.transtats.bts.gov/Data_Elements.aspx?Data=2
  • Number of Cases: 17
  • Excerpt: The data give the number of domestic U.S. flights flown in each year from 2000 to 2016


  • Flights_2019 Download .TXT file Open in Data Desk ?
  • Methods: Correlation, Re-expression, Scatterplot
  • Source: http://www.transtats.bts.gov/Data_Elements.aspx?Data=2
  • Number of Cases: 20
  • Excerpt: The data give the number of domestic U.S. flights flown in each year from 2000 to 2016


  • Flights_on_time_2016 Download .TXT file Open in Data Desk ?
  • Methods: Boxplots, Confidence Intervals for Means
  • Source: http://www.transtats.bts.gov/HomeDrillChart.asp?URL_SelectYear=2016&URL_SelectMonth=6&URL_Time=1&URL_Selection=1
  • Number of Cases: 270
  • Excerpt: The Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the U.S. Department of Transportation publishes information about airline performance. The data report the percentage of flights departing on time each month from January 1994 through June 2016.


  • Flights_on_time_2019 Download .TXT file Open in Data Desk ?
  • Methods: Boxplots, Comparing Groups, Confidence Intervals for Means, Outliers, Re-expression
  • Source: http://www.transtats.bts.gov/HomeDrillChart.asp?URL_SelectYear=2019&URL_SelectMonth=6&URL_Time=1&URL_Selection=1 https://www.transtats.bts.gov/HomeDrillChart_Month.asp
  • Number of Cases: 309
  • Excerpt: The Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the U.S. Department of Transportation publishes information about airline performance. The data report the percentage of flights departing on time each month from January 1994 through September 2019.