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Education and Related Statistics for the U.S. States
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Description
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The ``States`` data frame has 51 rows and 8 columns. The observations
are the U. S. states and Washington, D. C.

Usage
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::

    States

Format
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This data frame contains the following columns:

region
    U. S. Census regions. A factor with levels: ``ENC``, East North
    Central; ``ESC``, East South Central; ``MA``, Mid-Atlantic; ``MTN``,
    Mountain; ``NE``, New England; ``PAC``, Pacific; ``SA``, South
    Atlantic; ``WNC``, West North Central; ``WSC``, West South Central.

pop
    Population: in 1,000s.

SATV
    Average score of graduating high-school students in the state on the
    *verbal* component of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (a standard
    university admission exam).

SATM
    Average score of graduating high-school students in the state on the
    *math* component of the Scholastic Aptitude Test.

percent
    Percentage of graduating high-school students in the state who took
    the SAT exam.

dollars
    State spending on public education, in \\$1000s per student.

pay
    Average teacher's salary in the state, in $1000s.

Source
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United States (1992) *Statistical Abstract of the United States.* Bureau
of the Census.

References
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Moore, D. (1995) *The Basic Practice of Statistics*. Freeman, Table 2.1.
