Students at a university taking an introductory statistics course were asked to complete this survey as part of their homework.
Fingers.messyA dataset with 210 observations on the following 16 variables.
Sex of participant: 1=female, 2=male, 3=prefer not to answer
Racial or ethnic background: 1=White, 2=African American, 3=Asian, 4=Latino, 5=Other
Members of immediate family (excluding self).
Last digit of social security number (NA if no SSN).
Year in school.
Current employment status.
Agreement with this statement "In general I tend to feel very anxious about mathematics."
Interest in statistics and the course.
Prediction for final grade in the course from the university's grade points per unit.
Length in mm from tip of thumb to the crease between the thumb and palm.
Length in mm from tip of index finger to the crease between the index finger and palm.
Length in mm from tip of middle finger to the crease between the middle finger and palm.
Length in mm from tip of ring finger to the crease between the middle finger and palm.
Length in mm from tip of pinkie finger to the crease between the pinkie finger and palm
Height in inches.
Weight in pounds.