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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