SA3202 Data Sets 1. Random Number Data The following table shows the frequency of each digit when 100 “random digits” were generated on a pocket calculator: Digit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Total Frequency 7 8 8 15 13 11 12 8 5 13 100 2. Suicide Data The following table shows the classification of suicides in France by day of the week. Based on these data, Durkheim (1897) concludes that suicide diminishes at the end of the week, beginning on Friday. He also notes that the suicide rate is not lower on Sunday than on Saturday. Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Total # of Suicides 1001 1035 982 1033 905 737 894 6587 3. Homicide Data The following table shows the monthly distribution of homicides in the USA in 1970. Month Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total # of Homicides 1318 1229 1327 1257 1424 1399 1475 1559 1417 1507 1400 1534 16848 1/1/2019 SA3202 Datasets
4. Political Views Data The following table shows the political views of 1397 Americans in 1975. Response Code Frequency Extremely Liberal 1 46 Liberal 2 179 Slightly Liberal 3 196 Moderate 4 559 Slightly Conservative 5 232 Conservative 6 150 Extremely Conservative 7 35 Total 1397 5. Number of Boys Data The following table shows the number of boys among the first 4 children in 3343 Swedish families of size 4 or more. Number of boys 0 1 2 3 4 Total Frequency 183 789 1250 875 246 3343 6. World Cup Data The following table shows the number of goals scored per team per game, for the 32 matches played in the 1996 Football World Cup. Number of Goals 0 1 2 3 4 5 6+ Total Frequency 18 20 15 7 2 2 0 64 1/1/2019 SA3202 Datasets
7. Vitamin C Data The following table is based on 1961 French study regarding the therapeutic value of ascorbic (Vitamin C). The study was double blind, with one group of 140 skiers receiving a placebo while a second group of 139 received 1 gram of ascorbic acid per day. Of interest is the relative occurrence of colds for the two groups Placebo Vitamin C Cold 31 17 Not Cold 109 122 Total 140 139 8. Seal Belt Data The following table is based on the records of accidents in Florida, USA, in 1988. Safety Equipment Injury Seal Belt None Total Fatal 510 1601 2111 Nonfatal 412368 162527 574835 Total 412818 164128 576946 9. Death Penalty Data The following table is based on a study concerning the effects of racial characteristics on whether individuals convicted of homicide receive the death penalty . It shows that the defendant’s race (white, black) and the verdict (death penalty, no death penalty) in 326 cases of homicide in Florida, USA during 1976-1977. Defendant’s Race Death Penalty White Black Total Yes 19 17 36 No 141 149 290 Total 160 166 326 1/1/2019 SA3202 Datasets
10. University Admission Data The following table shows admission results for the six largest graduate departments at the University of California at Berkeley, for the fall 1973 session. Applicant’s Gender Whether Admitted Male Female Yes 1198 557 No 1493 1278 Total 2691 1835 11. Smoking and Lung Cancer Data The following table is based on a retrospective study of lung cancer and tobaco smoking among patients in hospitals in serveral English cities. The table compares male lung cancer patients with control patients having other diseases, according to the average number of cigarettes smoked daily over a ten-year period preceding the onsets of the disease Daily Average # of Cigarettes Lung Cancer Patients Control Patients None 7 61 <5 55 129 5-14 489 570 15-24 475 431 25-49 293 154 50+ 38 12 12. Smoking Habit Data The following table is from a study concerning smoking habits of high school students in Arizona, USA Student Smokes Students Not Smoke Both parents smoke 400 1380 One parent smokes 416 1823 Neither parent smokes 188 1168 1/1/2019 SA3202 Datasets
13. Income and Job Satisfaction Data The following table is taken from the 1984 General Social Survey of the National Data program in the US. The variables are income and job satisfaction. Income has four levels: <$6000, between $6000 and $15000, between $15000 and $25000, and over $25000. Job satisfaction g=has four levels: very dissatisfied (VD), little dissatisfied (LD), moderately satisfied (MS), and very satisfied (VS): Job Satisfaction Income VD LD MS VS <6000 20 24 80 82 6000-15000 22 38 104 125 15000-25000 13 28 81 113 >25000 7 18 54 92 British Social Mobility Data The following table relates father’s and son’s occupational status for a sample of 3500 British father-son pairs. Son’s Status Father’s Status 1 2 3 4 5 1 50 45 8 18 8 2 28 174 84 154 55 3 11 78 110 223 96 4 14 150 185 714 447 5 3 42 72 320 411 1/1/2019 SA3202 Datasets
15. Danish Social Mobility Data The following table presents data on intergenerational mobility in Denmark, similar to the British Social Mobility Data: Son’s Status Father’s Status 1 2 3 4 5 1 18 17 16 4 2 2 24 105 109 59 21 3 23 84 289 217 95 4 8 49 175 348 198 5 6 8 69 201 246 The “Complete” Death Penalty Data. The following table gives the victim’s race (black, white), as well as the defendant’s race and the verdict, for the Death Penalty Data presented earlier. Defendant’s Race Victim’s Race Death Penalty Not Death Penalty White White 19 132 Black 0 9 Black White 11 52 Black 6 97 17. The “Complete” University Admission Data. The following table gives the admission decisions for each of the six largest graduate departments for the University Admission Data. Male ( Whether Admitted) Female Department Yes No Yes No A 512 313 89 19 B 353 207 17 8 C 120 205 202 391 D 138 279 131 244 E 53 138 94 299 F 22 351 24 317 Total 1198 1493 557 1278 1/1/2019 SA3202 Datasets