"Data from StatLib (ftp stat.cmu.edu/datasets) This is the pollution data so loved by writers of papers on ridge regression. Source: McDonald, G.C. and Schwing, R.C. (1973) 'Instabilities of regression estimates relating air pollution to mortality', Technometrics, vol.15, 463- 482. Variables in order: PREC Average annual precipitation in inches JANT Average January temperature in degrees F JULT Same for July OVR65 % of 1960 SMSA population aged 65 or older POPN Average household size EDUC Median school years completed by those over 22 HOUS % of housing units which are sound & with all facilities DENS Population per sq. mile in urbanized areas, 1960 NONW % non-white population in urbanized areas, 1960 WWDRK % employed in white collar occupations POOR % of families with income < $3000 HC Relative hydrocarbon pollution potential NOX Same for nitric oxides SO@ Same for sulphur dioxide HUMID Annual average % relative humidity at 1pm MORT Total age-adjusted mortality rate per 100,000" "0" "pollution" 36 35 44 47 43 53 43 45 36 36 52 33 40 35 37 35 36 15 31 30 31 31 42 43 46 39 35 43 11 30 50 60 30 25 45 46 54 42 42 36 37 42 41 44 32 34 10 18 13 35 45 38 31 40 41 28 45 45 42 38 27 23 29 45 35 45 30 30 24 27 42 26 34 28 31 46 30 30 27 24 45 24 40 27 55 29 31 32 53 35 42 67 20 12 40 30 54 33 32 29 38 29 33 39 25 32 55 48 49 40 28 24 26 23 37 32 33 24 33 28 71 72 74 79 77 80 74 73 70 72 79 76 77 71 75 85 75 73 74 72 85 72 77 72 84 75 81 74 68 71 82 82 69 73 80 72 81 77 76 72 67 72 77 78 72 79 70 63 68 64 74 72 73 71 78 81 76 70 76 72 8.1 11.1 10.4 6.5 7.6 7.7 10.9 9.3 9 9.5 7.7 8.6 9.2 8.8 8 7.1 7.5 8.2 7.2 6.5 7.3 9 6.1 9 5.6 8.7 9.2 10.1 9.2 8.3 7.3 10 8.8 9.2 8.3 10.2 7.4 9.7 9.1 9.5 11.3 10.7 11.2 8.2 10.9 9.3 7.3 9.2 7 9.6 10.6 9.8 9.3 11.3 6.2 7 7.7 11.8 9.7 8.9 3.34 3.14 3.21 3.41 3.44 3.45 3.23 3.29 3.31 3.36 3.39 3.2 3.21 3.29 3.26 3.22 3.35 3.15 3.44 3.53 3.22 3.37 3.45 3.25 3.35 3.23 3.1 3.38 2.99 3.37 3.49 2.98 3.26 3.28 3.32 3.16 3.36 3.03 3.32 3.32 2.99 3.19 3.08 3.32 3.21 3.23 3.11 2.92 3.36 3.02 3.21 3.34 3.22 3.28 3.25 3.27 3.39 3.25 3.22 3.48 11.4 11 9.8 11.1 9.6 10.2 12.1 10.6 10.5 10.7 9.6 10.9 10.2 11.1 11.9 11.8 11.4 12.2 10.8 10.8 11.4 10.9 10.4 11.5 11.4 11.4 12 9.5 12.1 9.9 10.4 11.5 11.1 12.1 10.1 11.3 9.7 10.7 10.5 10.6 12 10.1 9.6 11 11.1 9.7 12.1 12.2 12.2 12.2 11.1 11.4 10.7 10.3 12.3 12.1 11.3 11.1 9 10.7 81.5 78.8 81.6 77.5 84.6 66.8 83.9 86 83.2 79.3 69.2 83.4 77 86.3 78.4 79.9 81.9 84.2 87 79.5 80.7 82.8 71.8 87.1 79.7 78.6 78.3 79.2 90.6 77.4 72.5 88.6 85.4 83.1 70.3 83.2 72.8 83.5 87.5 77.6 81.5 79.5 79.9 79.9 82.5 76.8 88.9 87.7 90.7 82.5 82.6 78 81.3 73.8 89.5 81 82.2 79.8 76.2 79.8 3243 4281 4260 3125 6441 3325 4679 2140 6582 4213 2302 6122 4101 3042 4259 1441 4029 4824 4834 3694 1844 3226 2269 2909 2647 4412 3262 3214 4700 4474 3497 4657 2934 2095 2682 3327 3172 7462 6092 3437 3387 3508 4843 3768 4355 5160 3033 4253 2702 3626 1883 4923 3249 1671 5308 3665 3152 3678 9699 3451 8.8 3.5 0.8 27.1 24.4 38.5 3.5 5.3 8.1 6.7 22.2 16.3 13 14.7 13.1 14.8 12.4 4.7 15.8 13.1 11.5 5.1 22.7 7.2 21 15.6 12.6 2.9 7.8 13.1 36.7 13.5 5.8 2 21 8.8 31.4 11.3 17.5 8.1 3.6 2.2 2.7 28.6 5 17.2 5.9 13.7 3 5.7 3.4 3.8 9.5 2.5 25.9 7.5 12.1 1 4.8 11.7 42.6 50.7 39.4 50.2 43.7 43.1 49.2 40.4 42.5 41 41.3 44.9 45.7 44.6 49.6 51.2 44 53.1 43.5 33.8 48.1 45.2 41.4 51.6 46.9 46.6 48.6 43.7 48.9 42.6 43.3 47.3 44 51.9 46.1 45.3 45.5 48.7 45.3 45.5 50.3 38.8 38.6 49.5 46.4 45.1 51 51.2 51.9 54.3 41.9 50.5 43.9 47.4 59.7 51.6 47.3 44.8 42.2 37.5 11.7 14.4 12.4 20.6 14.3 25.5 11.3 10.5 12.6 13.2 24.2 10.7 15.1 11.4 13.9 16.1 12 12.7 13.6 12.4 18.5 12.3 19.5 9.5 17.9 13.2 13.9 12 12.3 17.7 26.4 22.4 9.4 9.8 24.1 12.2 24.2 12.4 13.2 13.8 13.5 15.7 14.1 17.5 10.8 15.3 14 12 9.7 10.1 12.3 11.1 13.6 13.5 10.3 13.2 10.9 14 14.5 13 21 8 6 18 43 30 21 6 18 12 18 88 26 31 23 1 6 17 52 11 1 5 8 7 6 13 7 11 648 38 15 3 33 20 17 4 20 41 29 45 56 6 11 12 7 31 144 311 105 20 5 8 11 5 65 4 14 7 8 14 15 10 6 8 38 32 32 4 12 7 8 63 26 21 9 1 4 8 35 4 1 3 3 3 5 7 4 7 319 37 18 1 23 11 14 3 17 26 32 59 21 4 11 9 4 15 66 171 32 7 4 5 7 2 28 2 11 3 8 13 59 39 33 24 206 72 62 4 37 20 27 278 146 64 15 1 16 28 124 11 1 10 5 10 1 33 4 32 130 193 34 1 125 26 78 8 1 108 161 263 44 18 89 48 18 68 20 86 3 20 20 25 25 11 102 1 42 8 49 39 59 57 54 56 55 54 56 56 61 59 56 58 57 60 58 54 58 38 59 61 53 61 53 56 59 60 55 54 47 57 59 60 64 58 56 58 62 58 54 56 73 56 54 53 60 57 61 71 71 72 56 61 59 60 52 54 56 56 54 58 921.87 997.875 962.354 982.291 1071.29 1030.38 934.7 899.529 1001.9 912.347 1017.61 1024.88 970.467 985.95 958.839 860.101 936.234 871.766 959.221 941.181 891.708 871.338 971.122 887.466 952.529 968.665 919.729 844.053 861.833 989.265 1006.49 861.439 929.15 857.622 961.009 923.234 1113.16 994.648 1015.02 991.29 893.991 938.5 946.185 1025.5 874.281 953.56 839.709 911.701 790.733 899.264 904.155 950.672 972.464 912.202 967.803 823.764 1003.5 895.696 911.817 954.442 "PREC" "JANT" "JULT" "OVR65" "POPN" "EDUC" "HOUS" "DENS" "NONW" "WWDRK" "POOR" "HC" "NOX" "SO" "HUMID" "MORT" "double0" "numeric" "numeric" "numeric" "numeric" "numeric" "numeric" "numeric" "numeric" "numeric" "numeric" "numeric" "numeric" "numeric" "numeric" "numeric" "numeric"