Datafiles



  • Population_growth_2010 Download .TXT file Open in Data Desk ?
  • Methods: Boxplots, Center, Comparing Groups, Data Display, Display Quantitative Variable, Outliers, Re-expression, Shape, Spread, Summaries
  • Source: www.census.gov/compendia/statab/rankings.html
  • Number of Cases: 51
  • Excerpt: the percentage change in population for the 50 states and the District of Columbia from the 2000 census to the 2010 census.


  • Poverty_and_Region_2015 Download .TXT file Open in Data Desk ?
  • Methods: Data Displays
  • Source: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/p60/256/pov_table3.xls
  • Number of Cases: 4
  • Excerpt: In 2017, data were reported by the U.S. Census Bureau. The data show the number of people (in thousands) living above and below the poverty line in each of the four regions of the United States.


  • Poverty_and_Region_2017 Download .TXT file Open in Data Desk ?
  • Methods: Conditional Distribution, Contingency Tables
  • Source: https://www2.census.gov
  • Number of Cases: 4
  • Excerpt: In 2017, data were reported by the U.S. Census Bureau. The data show the number of people (in thousands) living above and below the poverty line in each of the four regions of the United States.


  • Pregnancies Download .TXT file Open in Data Desk ?
  • Methods: Chi Square Tests
  • Source: Unknown
  • Number of Cases: 4
  • Excerpt: Most pregnancies are full-term, but some are preterm (less than 37 weeks). Of those that are preterm. the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention classifies them as early (less than 34 weeks) and late (34 to 36 weeks). A December 2010 National Vital Statistics Report examined those outcomes in the United States broken down by […]


  • Prices_and_Earnings Download .TXT file Open in Data Desk ?
  • Methods: Correlation, Re-expression, Scatterplot
  • Source: USB - Prices and Earning: A comparison of purchasing power around the globe/2012 edition www.economist.com/node/14288808?story_id=14288808
  • Number of Cases: 72
  • Excerpt: UBS (one of the largest banks in the world) prepared a report comparing prices, wages, and other economic conditions in cities around the world for it’s international clients. Some of the variables it measured in 73 cities are Cost of Living, Food Costs, Average Hourly Wage, average number of Working Hours per Year, average number […]






  • Product_placement Download .TXT file Open in Data Desk ?
  • Methods: Comparing Two Groups, Nonparametric Methods
  • Source: Invented data
  • Number of Cases: 24
  • Excerpt: The owner of a small organic food store was concerned about her sales of a specialty yogurt manufactured in Greece. As a result of increasing fuel costs, she recently had to increase its price. To help boost sales, she decided to place the product on a different shelf (near eye level for most consumers) and […]


  • Product_testing Download .TXT file Open in Data Desk ?
  • Methods: Comparing Two Groups, Nonparametric Methods
  • Source: invented data
  • Number of Cases: 22
  • Excerpt: A company is producing and marketing new reading activities for elementary school children that it believes will improve reading comprehension scores. A researcher randomly assigns third graders to an eight-week program in which some will use these activities and others will experience traditional teaching methods. At the end of the experiment, both groups take a […]