Statistics            August - December 2005          Economics 105

    Regression Analysis Topics 

     

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    Dependent Variable (Y) Independent Variable (X1) Independent Variable (X2)
    *Arinsmier Summer 2004 Olympic medal count by country GDP per cap Socialist dummy var
    *Bradshaw GPA of student-athletes at Davidson College SAT score hours spent practicing per week
    *Brennan College graduation rate for athletes Div I schools athletic budget $/student avg SAT
    *Chasen Housing starts (new construction) by quarter 1959 - 2005 real interest rate (prime) by quarter Real % change in GDP by quarter
    *Cook Per capita GDP by country in 2003 Adult female literacy rate Measure of corruption
    *Ellinor Prevalence of drug abuse by country GDP per cap Degree of gov't corruption
    *Gary Finishing position for Formula 1 drivers (using 2 races) Driver points from previous year Pole position or (cat var for track)
    *Gilbert Difference between 1990 and 2000 city population for 75 U.S. cities Economist Intelligence Unit's index of "livability" Median value of single-family, owner-occupied homes in each city
    *Haskell Violent crime rate in "large" U.S. cities Number of pro sports teams Population of city
    *Hoak Life expectancy by country GDP per cap % of males
    *Hoerner Volume of foreign trade with Germany by country Distance from Berlin GDP of trading partner country
    *Holmer GDP growth rate (average over past 5 years) External debt of HIPCs (average level) as % of GNI Foreign Aid per capita (US $)
    *Ingraham Wins per team in NFL Payroll Rushing yards per game
    *Kirksey Mean travel time to work for counties in California Per capita county income % of country population that is married
    *Kyei Overall index score for Top 100 liberal arts colleges in 2005 acc to U.S. News average SAT score tuition
    *Lim Total gross revenues for movies in 2005 opening weekend gross number of theatres
    *Maldonado Drop-out rate by high school in Chicago area Crime rate in neighborhood % of students with low income
    *McCoy Number of deer-vehicle collisions in SC by county deer density population density
    *McPadden Forbes Top 100 Celebrity Power ranking Gender Age
    *Mead % of alcohol-related deaths in 2004 by state Expenditures on highway safety per capita dummy for graduated licensing program
    *Pell Wins per season in MLB Team payroll Errors
    *Schichtel violent crimes per 100,000 persons by U.S. state mean state income unemployment rate by state
    *Scott Vacancy rate for housing in large cities Population Avg household size
    *Simihaian % of each county in NC voting for G.W. Bush in 2000 % non-white by county Median household income
    *Sonneland Prevalence of AIDS in Africa by country Literacy rate GDP per capita
    *Stegger % of votes for G.W. Bush in Ohio by county in 2004 12-month change in unemployment rate in Nov 2004 Number of church congregations in Ohio by county in 2000
    *Thompson Illicit drug use per state (% of persons > 12 years old) unemployment rate poverty rate
    *Traver Average U.S. revenue generated by films for 50 actors/actresses Attractiveness (as rated 1-10 by 10 students) Number of acting awards won by actor/actress
    *Vicars Personal consumption expenditures in U.S. by month crude oil price interest rate
    *Walter Change in number of applicants (2006 minus 2005) at medical schools Avg MCAT in 2005 Avg GPA in 2005
    *Womack earnings of MLB players Experience (years in league) Ethnicity