Flags Data Set 

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Abstract: From Collins Gem Guide to Flags, 1986

Number of
Data Set Multivariate 194 Area: N/A
Instances:
Characteristics:  

Attribute Categorical, Number of 1990-05-

30 Date Donated
Characteristics: Integer Attributes: 15

Number of Web
Associated Tasks: Classification Missing Values? No 79868
Hits:

Attribute Information:
1. name: Name of the country concerned 
2. landmass: 1=N.America, 2=S.America, 3=Europe, 4=Africa, 4=Asia, 6=Oceania 
3. zone: Geographic quadrant, based on Greenwich and the Equator; 1=NE, 2=SE, 3=SW, 4=NW 
4. area: in thousands of square km 
5. population: in round millions 
6. language: 1=English, 2=Spanish, 3=French, 4=German, 5=Slavic, 6=Other Indo-European, 7=Chinese,
8=Arabic, 9=Japanese/Turkish/Finnish/Magyar, 10=Others 
7. religion: 0=Catholic, 1=Other Christian, 2=Muslim, 3=Buddhist, 4=Hindu, 5=Ethnic, 6=Marxist,
7=Others 
8. bars: Number of vertical bars in the flag 
9. stripes: Number of horizontal stripes in the flag 
10. colours: Number of different colours in the flag 
11. red: 0 if red absent, 1 if red present in the flag 
12. green: same for green 
13. blue: same for blue 
14. gold: same for gold (also yellow) 
15. white: same for white 
16. black: same for black 
17. orange: same for orange (also brown) 
18. mainhue: predominant colour in the flag (tie-breaks decided by taking the topmost hue, if that fails
then the most central hue, and if that fails the leftmost hue) 
19. circles: Number of circles in the flag 
20. crosses: Number of (upright) crosses 
21. saltires: Number of diagonal crosses 
22. quarters: Number of quartered sections 
23. sunstars: Number of sun or star symbols 
24. crescent: 1 if a crescent moon symbol present, else 0 
25. triangle: 1 if any triangles present, 0 otherwise 
Mushroom Data Set 
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Abstract: From Audobon Society Field Guide; mushrooms described in terms
of physical characteristics; classification: poisonous or edible

Number of
Data Set Multivariate 8124 Area: Life
Instances:
Characteristics:  

Attribute Number of 1987-04-

Categorical 22 Date Donated
Characteristics: Attributes: 27

Number of Web
Associated Tasks: Classification Missing Values? Yes 143732
Hits:

Attribute Information:
1. cap-shape: bell=b,conical=c,convex=x,flat=f, knobbed=k,sunken=s 
2. cap-surface: fibrous=f,grooves=g,scaly=y,smooth=s 
3. cap-color: brown=n,buff=b,cinnamon=c,gray=g,green=r, pink=p,purple=u,red=e,white=w,yellow=y 
4. bruises?: bruises=t,no=f 
5. odor: almond=a,anise=l,creosote=c,fishy=y,foul=f, musty=m,none=n,pungent=p,spicy=s 
6. gill-attachment: attached=a,descending=d,free=f,notched=n 
7. gill-spacing: close=c,crowded=w,distant=d 
8. gill-size: broad=b,narrow=n 
9. gill-color: black=k,brown=n,buff=b,chocolate=h,gray=g, green=r,orange=o,pink=p,purple=u,red=e,
white=w,yellow=y 
10. stalk-shape: enlarging=e,tapering=t 
11. stalk-root: bulbous=b,club=c,cup=u,equal=e, rhizomorphs=z,rooted=r,missing=? 
12. stalk-surface-above-ring: fibrous=f,scaly=y,silky=k,smooth=s 
13. stalk-surface-below-ring: fibrous=f,scaly=y,silky=k,smooth=s 
14. stalk-color-above-ring: brown=n,buff=b,cinnamon=c,gray=g,orange=o,
pink=p,red=e,white=w,yellow=y 
15. stalk-color-below-ring: brown=n,buff=b,cinnamon=c,gray=g,orange=o,
pink=p,red=e,white=w,yellow=y 
16. veil-type: partial=p,universal=u 
17. veil-color: brown=n,orange=o,white=w,yellow=y 
18. ring-number: none=n,one=o,two=t 
19. ring-type: cobwebby=c,evanescent=e,flaring=f,large=l, none=n,pendant=p,sheathing=s,zone=z 
20. spore-print-color: black=k,brown=n,buff=b,chocolate=h,green=r,
orange=o,purple=u,white=w,yellow=y 
21. population: abundant=a,clustered=c,numerous=n, scattered=s,several=v,solitary=y 
22. habitat: grasses=g,leaves=l,meadows=m,paths=p, urban=u,waste=w,woods=d
Census Income Data Set 
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Abstract: Predict whether income exceeds $50K/yr based on census data.
Also known as "Adult" dataset.

Number of
Data Set Multivariate 48842 Area: Social
Instances:
Characteristics:  

Attribute Categorical, Number of 1996-05-

14 Date Donated
Characteristics: Integer Attributes: 01

Number of
Associated Tasks: Classification Missing Values? Yes 96964
Web Hits:

age: continuous. 
workclass: Private, Self-emp-not-inc, Self-emp-inc, Federal-gov, Local-gov, State-gov, Without-pay,
Never-worked. 
fnlwgt: continuous. 
education: Bachelors, Some-college, 11th, HS-grad, Prof-school, Assoc-acdm, Assoc-voc, 9th, 7th-8th,
12th, Masters, 1st-4th, 10th, Doctorate, 5th-6th, Preschool. 
education-num: continuous. 
marital-status: Married-civ-spouse, Divorced, Never-married, Separated, Widowed, Married-spouse-
absent, Married-AF-spouse. 
occupation: Tech-support, Craft-repair, Other-service, Sales, Exec-managerial, Prof-specialty, Handlers-
cleaners, Machine-op-inspct, Adm-clerical, Farming-fishing, Transport-moving, Priv-house-serv,
Protective-serv, Armed-Forces.
relationship: Wife, Own-child, Husband, Not-in-family, Other-relative, Unmarried. 
race: White, Asian-Pac-Islander, Amer-Indian-Eskimo, Other, Black. 
sex: Female, Male. 
capital-gain: continuous. 
capital-loss: continuous. 

Automobile Data Set 

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Abstract: From 1985 Ward's Automotive Yearbook

Number of
Data Set Multivariate 205 Area: N/A
Instances:
Characteristics:  

Attribute Categorical, Number of 1987-05-

26 Date Donated
Characteristics: Integer, Real Attributes: 19

Number of
Associated Tasks: Regression Missing Values? Yes 108391
Web Hits:
1. symboling: -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3. 
2. normalized-losses: continuous from 65 to 256. 
3. make: 
alfa-romero, audi, bmw, chevrolet, dodge, honda, 
isuzu, jaguar, mazda, mercedes-benz, mercury, 
mitsubishi, nissan, peugot, plymouth, porsche, 
renault, saab, subaru, toyota, volkswagen, volvo 

4. fuel-type: diesel, gas. 

5. aspiration: std, turbo. 
6. num-of-doors: four, two. 
7. body-style: hardtop, wagon, sedan, hatchback, convertible. 
8. drive-wheels: 4wd, fwd, rwd.