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Level Intermediate
Recommended Use: Regression Models
Domain: Automobiles

Auto MPG Data Set

Can you predict the fuel-efficieny of a car?


This intermediate level data set has 398 rows and 9 columns and provides mileage, horsepower, model year, and other technical specifications for cars. This data set is recommended for learning and practicing your skills in exploratory data analysis, data visualization, and regression modelling techniques. Feel free to explore the data set with multiple supervised and unsupervised learning techniques. The Following data dictionary gives more details on this data set:


Data Dictionary

Column Position Attribute Name Description Examples Attribute Type Nulls Ratio
#1 mpg fuel efficiency measured in miles per gallon (mpg) 9.0, 13.0, 41.5 quantitative 0%
#2 cylinders number of cylinders in the engine 3, 4, 8 qualitative 0%
#3 displacement engine displacement (in cubic inches) 68.0, 112.0, 455.0 quantitative 0%
#4 horsepower engine horsepower 46.0, 70.0, 230.0 quantitative 2%
#5 weight vehicle weight (in pounds) 1613, 3615, 5140 quantitative 0%
#6 acceleration time to accelerate from O to 60 mph (in seconds) 8.00, 15.50, 24.80 quantitative 0%
#7 model year model year 73, 79, 82 qualitative 0%
#8 origin origin of car (1: American, 2: European, 3: Japanese) 1, 2, 3 qualitative 0%
#9 car name car name audi fox, subaru qualitative 0%

Acknowledgement

This data set has been sourced from the Machine Learning Repository of University of California, Irvine Auto MPG Data Set (UC Irvine). The UCI page mentions StatLib (Carnegie Mellon University) as the original source of the data set.