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data.auto: Prices and Qualitative Characteristics of US-Cars

Description

This is a data set on the prices and qualitative characteristics of US-cars sold in 1979.

Usage

data.auto

Arguments

Format

A data frame with 52 observations on the following nine variables:

makemake and model.
priceprice (in dollar).
mpgallmileage (miles per gallon).
headroomheadroom (in inch).
trunktrunk Space (in cubic foot).
weightweight (in pound).
lengthlength (in inch).
turnturn circle (in foot).
displacementdisplacement (in cubic inch).

Details

In Auer et al. (2024, Chap. 13) these data are used to illustrate the selection process of exogenous variables.

References

Originally published in: Chambers, J.M, Cleveland, W.S., Kleiner, B., Tukey, P.A. (1983): Graphical Methods for Data Analysis, Wadsworth International Group, pages 352-355.

Auer, L.v., Hoffmann, S. & Kranz, T. (2024): Ökonometrie - Das R-Arbeitsbuch, 2nd ed., Springer-Gabler (https://www.oekonometrie-lernen.de).