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Sample Data Sets

GPA Data

The GPA data set contains data collected to determine which applicants at a large midwestern university were likely to succeed in its computer science program (Campbell and McCabe; 1984). There is one observation per student.

The following list describes each variable:

gpa

grade point average of students in the computer science program

hsm

average high school grade in mathematics

hse

average high school grade in English

hss

average high school grade in science

satm

score on the mathematics section of the SAT

satv

score on the verbal section of the SAT

sex

student’s gender

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