Collaborative Statistics: Data Sets
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This module provides data sets for use with the Collaborative Statistics textbook/collection. Data sets include a series of recorded motorcycle race and practice lap times as well as IPO stock prices.
Lap Times
The following tables provide lap times from Terri Vogel's Log Book. Times are recorded in seconds for 2.5-mile laps completed in a series of races and practice runs.
Race Lap Times (in Seconds)
Lap 1
Lap 2
Lap 3
Lap 4
Lap 5
Lap 6
Lap 7
Race 1
135
130
131
132
130
131
133
Race 2
134
131
131
129
128
128
129
Race 3
129
128
127
127
130
127
129
Race 4
125
125
126
125
124
125
125
Race 5
133
132
132
132
131
130
132
Race 6
130
130
130
129
129
130
129
Race 7
132
131
133
131
134
134
131
Race 8
127
128
127
130
128
126
128
Race 9
132
130
127
128
126
127
124
Race 10
135
131
131
132
130
131
130
Race 11
132
131
132
131
130
129
129
Race 12
134
130
130
130
131
130
130
Race 13
128
127
128
128
128
129
128
Race 14
132
131
131
131
132
130
130
Race 15
136
129
129
129
129
129
129
Race 16
129
129
129
128
128
129
129
Race 17
134
131
132
131
132
132
132
Race 18
129
129
130
130
133
133
127
Race 19
130
129
129
129
129
129
128
Race 20
131
128
130
128
129
130
130
Practice Lap Times (in Seconds)
Lap 1
Lap 2
Lap 3
Lap 4
Lap 5
Lap 6
Lap 7
Practice 1
142
143
180
137
134
134
172
Practice 2
140
135
134
133
128
128
131
Practice 3
130
133
130
128
135
133
133
Practice 4
141
136
137
136
136
136
145
Practice 5
140
138
136
137
135
134
134
Practice 6
142
142
139
138
129
129
127
Practice 7
139
137
135
135
137
134
135
Practice 8
143
136
134
133
134
133
132
Practice 9
135
134
133
133
132
132
133
Practice 10
131
130
128
129
127
128
127
Practice 11
143
139
139
138
138
137
138
Practice 12
132
133
131
129
128
127
126
Practice 13
149
144
144
139
138
138
137
Practice 14
133
132
137
133
134
130
131
Practice 15
138
136
133
133
132
131
131
Stock Prices
The following table lists initial public offering (IPO) stick prices for all 1999 stocks that at least doubled in value during the first day of trading.
IPO Offer Prices
$17.00
$23.00
$14.00
$16.00
$12.00
$26.00
$20.00
$22.00
$14.00
$15.00
$22.00
$18.00
$18.00
$21.00
$21.00
$19.00
$15.00
$21.00
$18.00
$17.00
$15.00
$25.00
$14.00
$30.00
$16.00
$10.00
$20.00
$12.00
$16.00
$17.44
$16.00
$14.00
$15.00
$20.00
$20.00
$16.00
$17.00
$16.00
$15.00
$15.00
$19.00
$48.00
$16.00
$18.00
$9.00
$18.00
$18.00
$20.00
$8.00
$20.00
$17.00
$14.00
$11.00
$16.00
$19.00
$15.00
$21.00
$12.00
$8.00
$16.00
$13.00
$14.00
$15.00
$14.00
$13.41
$28.00
$21.00
$17.00
$28.00
$17.00
$19.00
$16.00
$17.00
$19.00
$18.00
$17.00
$15.00
$14.00
$21.00
$12.00
$18.00
$24.00
$15.00
$23.00
$14.00
$16.00
$12.00
$24.00
$20.00
$14.00
$14.00
$15.00
$14.00
$19.00
$16.00
$38.00
$20.00
$24.00
$16.00
$8.00
$18.00
$17.00
$16.00
$15.00
$7.00
$19.00
$12.00
$8.00
$23.00
$12.00
$18.00
$20.00
$21.00
$34.00
$16.00
$26.00
$14.00
Data compiled by Jay R. Ritter of Univ. of Florida using data from Securities Data Co. and Bloomberg.