EDUCATION contains educational data(footnote 1) about some U.S. states. DropoutRate is the percentage of high school
dropouts. Expenditures is the dollar amount the state spends on each pupil.
MathScore is the score of 8th graders on a standardized math test. Not all
states participated in the math test. A DATA step creates this data set.
data education;
input State $14. +1 Code $ DropoutRate Expenditures MathScore
Region $;
label dropout='Dropout Percentage - 1989'
expend='Expenditure Per Pupil - 1989'
math='8th Grade Math Exam - 1990';
datalines;
Alabama AL 22.3 3197 252 SE
Alaska AK 35.8 7716 . W
...more data lines...
New York NY 35.0 . 261 NE
North Carolina NC 31.2 3874 250 SE
North Dakota ND 12.1 3952 281 MW
Ohio OH 24.4 4649 264 MW
;
FOOTNOTE 1: Data are
from the U.S. Department of Education.