data.comp | R Documentation |
This is a data set on the monthly rentals of computers of different quality during the 1960s.
data.comp
A data frame with 34 observations on the following four variables:
rent | monthly rental (in dollar). |
mem | memory capacity computed from three different computer characteristics. |
access | average time required to access information from memory. |
mult | average time required to obtain and complete multiplication instruction. |
In Auer et al. (2023, Chaps. 13 & 14) these data are used to illustrate the specification of a multivariate regression model.
The dataset was originally published by Chow (1967). For the purpose of desk it was imported from 3.5 inch floppy disk in ASCII format included in Berndt (1990). The dataset also available in the original format on Github.
Auer, L.v., Hoffmann, S. & Kranz, T. (2023): Ökonometrie - Das R-Arbeitsbuch, 2nd ed., Springer-Gabler (https://www.oekonometrie-lernen.de).
Chow, G.C. (1967): Technological Change and the Demand for Computers. The American Economic Review, 57, 1117–1130.
Berndt, E.R. (1990): The Practice of Econometrics: Classic and Contemporary. Addison-Wesley, 136-142.
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