Statistics            Jan-May 2004          Economics 105 & 204

    Regression Analysis Projects 

     

    Student* 

    (* = approved)

    Dependent Variable (Y) Independent Variable (X1) Independent Variable (X2)
    Economics 105     
    GDP growth  for 50 countries Net exports Foreign direct investment
    MLB Winning percentage (over 2 seasons) Average age of team Average salary of team
    estimated % of illicit drug users  by state % of  HS dropouts % below  poverty level
    RPI for mid-major college basketball teams Field goal % defense free throw %
    European golf tour scoring avg Greens-in-regulation % Scrambling %
    industry value added by country commercial energy use annual deforestation
    price of 50 cars top speed horsepower
    Average Home Runs per 100 at bats by all NL baseball teams over 50 years Year average league Earned Run Average
    PGA Tour earnings Greens in Regulation % Putts per GIR average
    ACU conservative rating of  congress members churches per 10,000 population by state % over 25 with Bachelor's degree by state
    rushing touchdowns for Div I NCAA football players avg yards per game total carries
    life expectancy for 50 countries caloric intake per cap physicians per cap
    team ERA for NCAA div I baseball tourney teams team fielding % experience of starting catcher (career games played)
    Win Shares for MLB players Runs Generated per Game  Fielding percentage
    mean motor gasoline price by state mean motor gasoline consumption by state mean state disposable personal income per cap
    Public school graduation rates  by state income per capita spending per student
    Winning % of NCAA baseball teams Team ERA Team Batting Average
    ranking win pct age of player
    trade volume with U.S.  distance to Washington, D.C. difference in per capita income with U.S.
    Number of building permits issues by state average temperature (over many towns/cities) Mean disposable income
    avg gross of movies by top 50 actors and actresses # of nominations for golden globes or  oscars experience (number of movies made)
    violent crimes per 100,000 persons  by state average state income unemployment rate
    PGA tour scoring average putts  per round total driving distance
    birth rates by state Hispanic race personal income
    U.S. trade deficit Japanese GDP interest rate
    CO2 emissions by country net foreign direct investment commercial energy use
    Foreign direct investment across countries interest rate corruption perception index
    % female headed-households under poverty  by state % of females employed % females >=25 years old with at least a HS diploma
    Point per game scored by Colts over 4 seasons Peyton's passing yards Peyton's interceptions
    % of mammals that are threatened human population density % of land protected
    % of state  population with a  commute to work < 30 min estimated median value for owner-occupied housing % of workers who take public transportation to work
    Economics 204   
    NBA Winning Percentage Team  3-pt. field goal %  Rebound differential
    Ratio of common to uncommon songs played by Phish over  50 shows  Number of  songs per show Number of  days since first  day of tour 
    average unemployment rate by state in 2003 % of population that is non-white highest corporate income tax rate by state
    consumer credit outstanding unemployment rate (annual) CPI-urban consumers
    score differential for Maryland Terrapin hoops games Field goal % Opponents' RPI
    Total state park and rec area acreage by state State area State population density
    Domestic gross movie revenue (all-time) Production budget dummy variable for lead versus ensemble cast
    Federal aid per capita to state/local govt's unemployment rate average elementary/secondary teacher salary
    suicides per month Dow Jones Industrial Avg Unemployment  rate
    % of 2001 law school grads employed (top 100) school assessment score by lawyers/judges acceptance rate
    Gini index of inequality for countries debt service as % GNI  % of total gov't expenditures on education
    Number of adult smokers by state cigarette excise tax lung cancer mortality rate
    % of population with access to improved drinking water % of  population in urban areas GDP per capita
    Number of children entering foster care Number of  unmarried- partner households average household size
    NCAA football win % average attendance average offensive yards per game
    Number of  Olympic medals in 2000 summer & 2002 winter population GDP per cap
    % of households with computer access by state mean household income education level
    NFL win pct experience of starting QB avg time of possession
    NBA payroll by team average attendance average ticket price
    # crimes  by quarter % of population > 25 with HS diploma unemployment rate
    individual income years residing in U.S.A. years of education
    % voting for G.W. Bush in 2000 in counties in Ohio % over 25 with bachelor's degree median household income
    scoring defense of BCS conference teams average home attendance net turnovers
    NCAA basketball men's Team Winning  Percentage (65 tourney teams) Team free-throw pct Team Assist/Turnover ratio
    Alumni giving rate (top liberal arts colleges) Faculty-student ratio Graduation rate
    New home sales per month since sept 1995 federal funds rate unemployment rate
    Points for English Premier League Football teams Total goals scored Transfers In 
    Teen pregnancy rate by state % of population which participates at a church median income by state
    average attendance per game for MLB teams team winning % Home runs by the team
    % of eligible population  that votes by county of CA % republican income
    Number of births per year by state number of  employed women  in civilian labor force mean wage
    earnings of LPGA players putting average avg driving distance