EX2.CENSUS:
CENSUS data for Exercise 5 in Chapter 2
Description
CENSUS data for Exercise 5 in Chapter 2
Format
A data frame with 3534 observations on the following 41 variables.
Details
See CENSUS for variable descriptions (this data is nearly identical). The goal is to predict ResponseRate from the other predictors. ResponseRate is the percentage of households in a block group that mailed in the census forms. A block group is on average about 40 blocks, each typically bounded by streets, roads, or water. The number of block groups per county in the US is typically between about 5 and 165 with a median of about 20.