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         _// ||\ _\ /       and other characteristics of different
        (_/ (_| (__/        types of cars.

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LIST OF VARIABLE NAMES FOLLOWED BY A DEFINITION IN SINGLE QUOTES:

     DISP 'Engine Displacement'
     WEIGHT 'Curb Weight'
     HP 'Horsepower'
     CARBS 'Carburator Barrels'
     CYLS 'No. of Cylinders'
     MPG 'Motor Trend Mileage'
     AUTO 'Type of Automobile'
     ORIGIN 'Of Automobile'
     ESHAPE 'Engine Shape'
     TRANS 'Transmission Type'
     SPEEDS 'No. of Speeds'
     FDR 'Final Drive Ratio'
     TIME 'Quarter-Mile Time'
     EPA 'EPA Mileage Estimate'

DEFINITION OF VALUES FOR CATEGORICAL VARIABLES (Note that variable names
are in all caps, followed by the numeric values, with each value followed by
a definition in single quotes):

     AUTO  1 'Omega'              2 'GMC Diablo' 3 'Chrysler 300'
           4 'Toyota 4WD'         5 'Mazda GLC'
           6 'Chevette Scooter'   7 'Coupe DeVille'
           8 'Colt Hatchback'     9 'Grand Le Mans'
           10 'New Yorker'       11 'Suburban'  12 'E150 Club Wagon'
           13 'Fiat Strada'      14 'Riviera S'
           15 'Honda Accord'     16 'Corolla SR5'
           17 'AMC Spirit'       18 'Datsun 310'
           19 'Grand Prix SJ'    20 'GMC Street Coupe'
           20  MISSING           22 'GMC Luv 4X4'
           23 'Malibu Classic'   24 'Mustang Cobra'
           25 'Camaro Z28'       26 'Dodge D50'
           27 'Datsun 210 Wagon' 28 'Civic Wagon'
           29 'Pacer Wagon'      30 'Pinto Wagon'
           31 'Mazda GLC Wagon'  32 'Subaru Wagon'
           33 'Corolla Wagon'    34 'Corvette L82'
           35 'Ford Fairmont'    36 'Bobcat'    37 'Challenger'
           38 'Zephyr'           39 'Mercedes'/

       ORIGIN  1 'USA'      2 'Foreign'  9 'Missing' 

       ESHAPE  0 'V Shaped' 1 'Inline'  

       TRANS  0 'Automatic'        1 'Manual'  

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Note:  These data are originally from an SPSSX file (CARS SPSSX)
provided by SPSS Inc.