Data+for+Class+Use

Data that you have used or want to use in class. Please include: (a)What type of data is it (linear, exponential, messy but interesting, etc.) (b) Web link (or other appropriate citation) (c) (If possible) What you used it for and how that went

=Web Resources for Data Sets= StatLib - Datasets Archive

Bureau of Labor Statistics - Inflation, Unemployment, etc Interesting note: The CPI starts off with this nice little exponential curve, but about 1980 it starts looking linear. This is a pretty cool site to play around on. []

U.S. Energy Information Administration's - International Energy Data & Analysis Database (That's a mouthful!) []

=Data Sets Used in Class= This spreadsheet has Historical Consumer Price Index & Gas Prices from 1970 to 2008. I combined these in class to get a chart of inflation adjusted gas prices. This was kind of time-intensive to make. (Clark, Section 3.2 - Combining Functions)

Nuclear Energy Production by Country 1980-2007. The U.S. data is highlighted and is roughly linear, though you could look at it as a power function with downward concavity. This would be appropriate for a "best-fit line" conversation. Data is from the [] website listed above.