hprice {faraway}R Documentation

Housing prices in US cities 86-94

Description

Data on housing prices in 36 US metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) over 9 years from 1986-1994 were collected.

Usage

data(hprice)

Format

A data frame with 324 observations on the following 8 variables.

narsp
log average sale price
ypc
average per capita income
perypc
percentage growth in per capita income
regtest
Regulatory environment index (high values = more regulations)
rcdum
Rent control - a factor with levels 0=no 1=yes
ajwtr
Adjacent to a coastline - a factor with levels 0=no 1=yes
msa
indicator for the MSA
time
Year 1=1986 to 9=1994

Source

Longitudinal and Panel Data: Analysis and Applications in the Social Sciences, by Edward W. Frees, Cambridge University Press, August 2004.


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