Regression Analysis Topics (Deadline for approval is 4 p.m. Nov 6)
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Student* (* = approved) |
Dependent Variable (Y) | Independent Variable (X1) | Independent Variable (X2) |
| *Agic | wages for a sample of women from IPUMS | Number of children | education |
| *Aldrich | Military spending by country | GDP per cap growth rate | unemployment rate |
| *Badurova | crime rate from 1973 on | abortion rate | |
| *Bankos | GDP growth rate by country | education expenditures (% of GDP) | life expectancy |
| *Brastow | Medal count in Beijing 2008 Olympics | GDP per capita | Population |
| *Brodsky | Wages for sample from BRFSS data | alcohol consumption | gender |
| *Couch | Sales of hybrid vehicles over 50 years/months | avg gas price | consumer confidence |
| *Dasani | CEO compensation in 2007 for Top 50 Fortune 500 | Market cap | Company performance relative to market |
| *Deloach | Voter participation rate by state in 2004 U.S. election | Median state income | % with HS diploma |
| *Easton | MLB win pctby team | Salary | BB/K ratio |
| *Enos | GDP per capita for African countries in 2007 | Corruption measure | Avg life expectancy |
| *Gockley | Millions of miles driven in U.S. over 48 quarters | avg MPG * avg price per gallon ofgasoline | per capita GDP |
| *Gorang | Avg starting salary for graduates at Top 50 business schools | Tuition | Acceptance rate |
| *Harmon | Children's literacy level (1993 Nat'l Housing & Educ Survey) | Sesame Street viewing | income |
| *Hill | Drunk driving offenses by state | Driving license suspension penalty in days | Avg state per cap income |
| *Hoffman | GDP growth rate by country | Foreign aid | Pop growth |
| *Iafrate | GDP growth rate over 50 years | Consumer confidence | Federal funds rate |
| *Kellum | GPA for 50 Davidson students | Dummy for left-handers | SAT score |
| *Koons | Commuting time for individuals from IPUMS data | salary/income | Number of children in household |
| *Leonard | Divorce rate by U.S. state | Median household income by state | Educational attainment by state |
| *Lewicki | Life satisfaction measure by country | GDP per cap | life expectancy |
| *Little | Infant mortality rate for African countries | Female literacy rate | HIV/AIDS adult prevalence |
| *Mimms | % change in U.S. sales 2006 to 2007 for Top 100 advertisers | % change in advertising relative to change in firm's industry | % change in retained earnings |
| *Mintz | Avg score by the field at 50 PGA tournaments | Prize money for tournament | Course rating |
| *Pav | MLB player salary in 2007 for 50 players | Batting average year prior to current contract | Homeruns year prior to contract |
| *Pitsinos | Suicide rate per 100,000 by country | unemployment rate | per capita GDP |
| *Pross | Savings rate by country | GDP per cap | real interest rate on deposits |
| *Rauh | Avg annual GDP growth, last 25 years | Avg annual GDP growth of neighbors | Landlocked = 1 |
| *Shaban | U.S. crime rate for past 50 years | unemployment rate | median income |
| *Sittko | % grads employed at graduation for Top 50 law scholls | avg LSAT score | assessment score by lawyers/judges |
| *Stewart | wages for an IPUMS sample of individuals | PhD = 1 | experience |
| *Thompson | Infant mortality rate by country | Gini coefficient | GDP per capita |