Datafiles

  • Scottish_Hill_Races Download .TXT file Open in Data Desk ?
  • Methods: Indicator Variables, Multiple Regression, Partial Regression Plots
  • Source: http://www.scottishhillracing.co.uk
  • Number of Cases: 94
  • Excerpt: Hill races are races that climb generally steep hills, held throughout Scotland throughout the year. The file holds records for men and women in these races the last time those were posted in an accessible table along with facts about the races. In particular, we know the length(km) and total climb(m). These are two independent […]


  • Sea_ice Download .TXT file Open in Data Desk ?
  • Methods: Regression
  • Source: Ice extent fromhttp://nsidc.orgTemperature from http://climate.nasa.gov/system/internal_resources/details/original/647_Global_Temperature_Data_File.txt
  • Number of Cases: 38
  • Excerpt: Climate scientists have been observing the extent of sea ice using satellite observations. Many have expressed concern because, since 1980, the extent of sea ice has declined precipitously—possibly due to global climate change. But a multiple regression of Extent on temp and year gives a coefficient for temp that is essentially zero.


  • Sea_ice_2020 Download .TXT file Open in Data Desk ?
  • Methods: Multiple Regression Inference, Regression Inference
  • Source: Ice extent from http://nsidc.org Temperature from http://climate.nasa.gov/system/internal_resources/details/original/647_Global_Temperature_Data_File.txt
  • Number of Cases: 42
  • Excerpt: Climate scientists have been observing the extent of sea ice using satellite observations. Many have expressed concern because, since 1980, the extent of sea ice has declined precipitously—possibly due to global climate change. But a multiple regression of Extent on temp and year gives a coefficient for temp that is essentially zero.




  • Seat_belts_2015 Download .TXT file Open in Data Desk ?
  • Methods: Inference
  • Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 2016. Seat belt use in 2015 — use rates in the states and territories. Report no. DOT HS-812-274. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Transportation.found athttp://www.iihs.org/iihs/topics/t/general-statistics/fatalityfacts/state-by-state-overview#Rural-versus-urban
  • Number of Cases: 51
  • Excerpt: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports seat belt use and fatalities in car accidents by state. How do fatalities relate to seat belt use?


  • Sex_sells Download .TXT file Open in Data Desk ?
  • Methods: Blocking, Paired Data
  • Source: Real study - unknown source
  • Number of Cases: 39
  • Excerpt: A group of Statistics students cut ads out of magazines. They were careful to find two ads for each of 10 similar items, one with a sexual image and one without. They arranged the ads in random order and had 39 subjects look at them for one minute. Then they asked the subjects to list […]


  • Shirt_sizes Download .TXT file Open in Data Desk ?
  • Methods: Multiple Regression, Hypothesis Tests for Means, Regression, Hypothesis Tests, Normal Probability Plots, Confidence Intervals for Means
  • Source: BYU Human Performance Research Center http://www.byu.edu/chhp/intro.html#lrc Director: Mark Ricard 116A RB, (801) 378-8958
  • Number of Cases: 250
  • Excerpt:


  • Shirt_sizes_full Download .TXT file Open in Data Desk ?
  • Methods: Data Mining
  • Source: Based on data from BYU Human Performance Research Centerhttp://www.byu.edu/chhp/intro.html#lrcDirector: Mark Ricard 116A RB, (801) 378-8958Shirt size = Ceiling( (2 * Neck) / 2.54 + 0.5 ) / 2
  • Number of Cases: 250
  • Excerpt:




  • Shoot_to_Score_2016 Download .TXT file Open in Data Desk ?
  • Methods: Multiple Regression Inference, Regression, Regression Inference
  • Source: http://www.nhl.com/stats/player?aggregate=0&gameType=2&report=skatersummary&pos=S&reportType=season&seasonFrom=20162017&seasonTo=20162017&filter=gamesPlayed,gte,1&sort=gamesPlayedreferenced January 16, 2017
  • Number of Cases: 97
  • Excerpt: A college hockey coach collected data from the 2016–2017 National Hockey League season. He hopes to convince his players that the number of shots taken has an effect on the number of goals scored. The data includes both offensive and defensive players.


  • Singers_by_parts Download .TXT file Open in Data Desk ?
  • Methods: Data Display, Summaries
  • Source: Real study - unknown source
  • Number of Cases: 130
  • Excerpt: The dataset gives the heights (in inches) of 130 members of a choir and the part they sing. Note that Sopranos and Altos are typically women and Tenors and Basses are typically men.


  • Ski_wax Download .TXT file Open in Data Desk ?
  • Methods: Confidence Intervals for Means, Hypothesis Tests, Hypothesis Tests for Means
  • Source: De Veaux class project
  • Number of Cases: 8
  • Excerpt: Bjork Larsen was trying to decide whether to use a new racing wax for cross-country skis. He decided that the wax would be worth the price if he could average less than 55 seconds on a course he knew well, so he planned to study the wax by racing on the course 8 times. The […]