Mpg Codebook

 

In the text version of the dataset, the variables are in columns in the order: mpg, cylinders, displacement, horsepower, weight, acceleration, modelyear, origin. Of course, in the workfile version, the data are in alphabetical order.

Variable Meaning
mpg fuel efficiency in miles per gallon
acceleration time to go from 0 to 60 miles per hour in seconds
cylinders number of cylinders in the engine
displacement overall "size" of the cylinders (related to power of engine)
horsepower maximum horsepower engine can generate
modelyear the model year of the car
origin one for domestic, other for import
weight weight of the car in pounds