Filename: data_mileage_drives_prices.prn (spaced delimited file)

Data Source: Kelley Blue Book. Official Guide for Older Cars 1995-2000    

Number of Observations: 970 

This ASCII format dataset contains the following variables

1)  manufacturer number - numerical (6 spaces) f6.0
2)  plant number - numerical (6 spaces) f6.0
3)  model number - numerical (6 spaces) f6.0
4)  model year - numerical (6 spaces) f6.0
5)  number of cylinders - numerical (6 spaces)  f6.0
6)  price of 1986 models - numerical (10 spaces) f10.0
7)  price of 1987 models - numerical (10 spaces) f10.0
8)  price of 1988 models - numerical (10 spaces) f10.0
9)  price of 1989 models - numerical (10 spaces) f10.0
10) price of 1990 models - numerical (10 spaces) f10.0
11) price of 1991 models - numerical (10 spaces) f10.0
12) price of 1992 models - numerical (10 spaces) f10.0
13) price of 1993 models - numerical (10 spaces) f10.0
14) price of 1994 models - numerical (10 spaces) f10.0
15) price of 1995 models - numerical (10 spaces) f10.0
16) price of 1996 models - numerical (10 spaces) f10.0
17) price of 1997 models - numerical (10 spaces) f10.0
18) price of 1998 models - numerical (10 spaces) f10.0
19) price of 1999 models - numerical (10 spaces) f10.0
20) price of 2000 models - numerical (10 spaces) f10.0
21) manufacturer  - character (20 spaces)
22) model - character (20 spaces)
23) body style - character (20 spaces)


Data Description

      Manufacturers Included in Sample:
      
      Acura (Honda)
      Audi
      BMW
      Buick
      Cadillac
      Chevrolet
      Chrysler
      Dodge
      Ford
      Geo
      Honda
      Hyundai
      Isuzu
      Infinity (Nissan)
      Jaguar
      Kia
      Lexus (Toyota)
      Lincoln
      Mazda
      Mercedes Benz 
      Mercury
      Mitsubishi
      Nissan
      Oldsmobile
      Peugeot
      Plymouth
      Pontiac
      Porsche
      Saab
      Saturn
      Subaru
      Toyota
      VW
      Volvo
      
Prices: The prices reflect the suggested retail value, the estimated dealer
asking price.  These values have not been adjusted for inflation.  The price
listed in the "2000" column for a 1991 model year vehicle, for
instance, can be interpreted as the retail price of the 1991 model year
vehicle in 2000.

Car Characteristics: The Kelley Blue Book Official Guide for Older Cars
identifies the retail price for a given set of car characteristics (e.g., #
cylinders, body style).  It also provides the vehicle identification numbers
(VIN) from which one can determine the plant the car was manufactured.  The
plant information though included in the dataset was not used in this study.
