NAME: data.

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TYPE: Population
SIZE: 2930 observations, 82 variables

VARIABLE DESCRIPTIONS:
Tab characters are used to separate variables in the data file. The data has 82
columns which include 23 nominal, 23 ordinal, 14 discrete, and 20 continuous
variables (and 2 additional observation identifiers).

Order (Discrete): Observation number

PID (Nominal): Parcel identification number - can be used with city web site for
parcel review.

MS SubClass (Nominal): Identifies the type of dwelling involved in the sale.

020 1-STORY 1946 & NEWER ALL STYLES

030 1-STORY 1945 & OLDER
040 1-STORY W/FINISHED ATTIC ALL AGES
045 1-1/2 STORY - UNFINISHED ALL AGES
050 1-1/2 STORY FINISHED ALL AGES
060 2-STORY 1946 & NEWER
070 2-STORY 1945 & OLDER
075 2-1/2 STORY ALL AGES
080 SPLIT OR MULTI-LEVEL
085 SPLIT FOYER
090 DUPLEX - ALL STYLES AND AGES
120 1-STORY PUD (Planned Unit Development) - 1946 & NEWER
150 1-1/2 STORY PUD - ALL AGES
160 2-STORY PUD - 1946 & NEWER
180 PUD - MULTILEVEL - INCL SPLIT LEV/FOYER
190 2 FAMILY CONVERSION - ALL STYLES AND AGES

MS Zoning (Nominal): Identifies the general zoning classification of the sale.

A Agriculture
C Commercial
FV Floating Village Residential
I Industrial
RH Residential High Density
RL Residential Low Density
RP Residential Low Density Park
RM Residential Medium Density

Lot Frontage (Continuous): Linear feet of street connected to property

Lot Area (Continuous): Lot size in square feet

Street (Nominal): Type of road access to property

Grvl Gravel
Pave Paved

Alley (Nominal): Type of alley access to property

Grvl Gravel
Pave Paved
NA No alley access
Lot Shape (Ordinal): General shape of property

Reg Regular
IR1 Slightly irregular
IR2 Moderately Irregular
IR3 Irregular

Land Contour (Nominal): Flatness of the property

Lvl Near Flat/Level

Bnk Banked - Quick and significant rise from street grade to building
HLS Hillside - Significant slope from side to side
Low Depression

Utilities (Ordinal): Type of utilities available

AllPub All public Utilities (E,G,W,& S)

NoSewr Electricity, Gas, and Water (Septic Tank)
NoSeWa Electricity and Gas Only
ELO Electricity only

Lot Config (Nominal): Lot configuration

Inside Inside lot

Corner Corner lot
CulDSac Cul-de-sac
FR2 Frontage on 2 sides of property
FR3 Frontage on 3 sides of property

Land Slope (Ordinal): Slope of property

Gtl Gentle slope

Mod Moderate Slope
Sev Severe Slope

Neighborhood (Nominal): Physical locations within Ames city limits (map available)

Blmngtn Bloomington Heights

Blueste Bluestem
BrDale Briardale
BrkSide Brookside
ClearCr Clear Creek
CollgCr College Creek
Crawfor Crawford
Edwards Edwards
Gilbert Gilbert
Greens Greens
GrnHill Green Hills
IDOTRR Iowa DOT and Rail Road
Landmrk Landmark
MeadowV Meadow Village
Mitchel Mitchell
Names North Ames
NoRidge Northridge
NPkVill Northpark Villa
NridgHt Northridge Heights
NWAmes Northwest Ames
OldTown Old Town
SWISU South & West of Iowa State University
 Sawyer Sawyer
SawyerW Sawyer West
Somerst Somerset
StoneBr Stone Brook
Timber Timberland
Veenker Veenker

Condition 1 (Nominal): Proximity to various conditions

Artery Adjacent to arterial street

Feedr Adjacent to feeder street
Norm Normal
RRNn Within 200' of North-South Railroad
RRAn Adjacent to North-South Railroad
PosN Near positive off-site feature--park, greenbelt, etc.
PosA Adjacent to postive off-site feature
RRNe Within 200' of East-West Railroad
RRAe Adjacent to East-West Railroad

Condition 2 (Nominal): Proximity to various conditions (if more than one is

present)

Artery Adjacent to arterial street

Feedr Adjacent to feeder street
Norm Normal
RRNn Within 200' of North-South Railroad
RRAn Adjacent to North-South Railroad
PosN Near positive off-site feature--park, greenbelt, etc.
PosA Adjacent to postive off-site feature
RRNe Within 200' of East-West Railroad
RRAe Adjacent to East-West Railroad

Bldg Type (Nominal): Type of dwelling

1Fam Single-family Detached

2FmCon Two-family Conversion; originally built as one-family dwelling
Duplx Duplex
TwnhsE Townhouse End Unit
TwnhsI Townhouse Inside Unit

House Style (Nominal): Style of dwelling

1Story One story

1.5Fin One and one-half story: 2nd level finished
1.5Unf One and one-half story: 2nd level unfinished
2Story Two story
2.5Fin Two and one-half story: 2nd level finished
2.5Unf Two and one-half story: 2nd level unfinished
SFoyer Split Foyer
SLvl Split Level

Overall Qual (Ordinal): Rates the overall material and finish of the house

10 Very Excellent
9 Excellent
8 Very Good
7 Good
6 Above Average
5 Average
 4 Below Average
3 Fair
2 Poor
1 Very Poor

Overall Cond (Ordinal): Rates the overall condition of the house

10 Very Excellent
9 Excellent
8 Very Good
7 Good
6 Above Average
5 Average
4 Below Average
3 Fair
2 Poor
1 Very Poor

Year Built (Discrete): Original construction date

Year Remod/Add (Discrete): Remodel date (same as construction date if no remodeling

or additions)

Roof Style (Nominal): Type of roof

Flat Flat
Gable Gable
Gambrel Gabrel (Barn)
Hip Hip
Mansard Mansard
Shed Shed

Roof Matl (Nominal): Roof material

ClyTile Clay or Tile

CompShg Standard (Composite) Shingle
Membran Membrane
Metal Metal
Roll Roll
Tar&Grv Gravel & Tar
WdShake Wood Shakes
WdShngl Wood Shingles

Exterior 1 (Nominal): Exterior covering on house

AsbShng Asbestos Shingles

AsphShn Asphalt Shingles
BrkComm Brick Common
BrkFace Brick Face
CBlock Cinder Block
CemntBd Cement Board
HdBoard Hard Board
ImStucc Imitation Stucco
MetalSd Metal Siding
Other Other
Plywood Plywood
PreCast PreCast
Stone Stone
Stucco Stucco
 VinylSd Vinyl Siding
Wd Sdng Wood Siding
WdShing Wood Shingles

Exterior 2 (Nominal): Exterior covering on house (if more than one material)

AsbShng Asbestos Shingles

AsphShn Asphalt Shingles
BrkComm Brick Common
BrkFace Brick Face
CBlock Cinder Block
CemntBd Cement Board
HdBoard Hard Board
ImStucc Imitation Stucco
MetalSd Metal Siding
Other Other
Plywood Plywood
PreCast PreCast
Stone Stone
Stucco Stucco
VinylSd Vinyl Siding
Wd Sdng Wood Siding
WdShing Wood Shingles

Mas Vnr Type (Nominal): Masonry veneer type

BrkCmn Brick Common

BrkFace Brick Face
CBlock Cinder Block
None None
Stone Stone

Mas Vnr Area (Continuous): Masonry veneer area in square feet

Exter Qual (Ordinal): Evaluates the quality of the material on the exterior

Ex Excellent
Gd Good
TA Average/Typical
Fa Fair
Po Poor

Exter Cond (Ordinal): Evaluates the present condition of the material on the
exterior

Ex Excellent
Gd Good
TA Average/Typical
Fa Fair
Po Poor

Foundation (Nominal): Type of foundation

BrkTil Brick & Tile

CBlock Cinder Block
PConc Poured Contrete
Slab Slab
Stone Stone
Wood Wood
Bsmt Qual (Ordinal): Evaluates the height of the basement

Ex Excellent (100+ inches)

Gd Good (90-99 inches)
TA Typical (80-89 inches)
Fa Fair (70-79 inches)
Po Poor (<70 inches
NA No Basement

Bsmt Cond (Ordinal): Evaluates the general condition of the basement

Ex Excellent
Gd Good
TA Typical - slight dampness allowed
Fa Fair - dampness or some cracking or settling
Po Poor - Severe cracking, settling, or wetness
NA No Basement

Bsmt Exposure (Ordinal): Refers to walkout or garden level walls

Gd Good Exposure
Av Average Exposure (split levels or foyers typically score average or
above)
Mn Mimimum Exposure
No No Exposure
NA No Basement

BsmtFin Type 1 (Ordinal): Rating of basement finished area

GLQ Good Living Quarters

ALQ Average Living Quarters
BLQ Below Average Living Quarters
Rec Average Rec Room
LwQ Low Quality
Unf Unfinshed
NA No Basement

BsmtFin SF 1 (Continuous): Type 1 finished square feet

BsmtFinType 2 (Ordinal): Rating of basement finished area (if multiple types)

GLQ Good Living Quarters

ALQ Average Living Quarters
BLQ Below Average Living Quarters
Rec Average Rec Room
LwQ Low Quality
Unf Unfinshed
NA No Basement

BsmtFin SF 2 (Continuous): Type 2 finished square feet

Bsmt Unf SF (Continuous): Unfinished square feet of basement area

Total Bsmt SF (Continuous): Total square feet of basement area

Heating (Nominal): Type of heating

Floor Floor Furnace

 GasA Gas forced warm air furnace
GasW Gas hot water or steam heat
Grav Gravity furnace
OthW Hot water or steam heat other than gas
Wall Wall furnace

HeatingQC (Ordinal): Heating quality and condition

Ex Excellent
Gd Good
TA Average/Typical
Fa Fair
Po Poor

Central Air (Nominal): Central air conditioning

N No
Y Yes

Electrical (Ordinal): Electrical system

SBrkr Standard Circuit Breakers & Romex

FuseA Fuse Box over 60 AMP and all Romex wiring (Average)
FuseF 60 AMP Fuse Box and mostly Romex wiring (Fair)
FuseP 60 AMP Fuse Box and mostly knob & tube wiring (poor)
Mix Mixed

1st Flr SF (Continuous): First Floor square feet

2nd Flr SF (Continuous) : Second floor square feet

Low Qual Fin SF (Continuous): Low quality finished square feet (all floors)

Gr Liv Area (Continuous): Above grade (ground) living area square feet

Bsmt Full Bath (Discrete): Basement full bathrooms

Bsmt Half Bath (Discrete): Basement half bathrooms

Full Bath (Discrete): Full bathrooms above grade

Half Bath (Discrete): Half baths above grade

Bedroom (Discrete): Bedrooms above grade (does NOT include basement bedrooms)

Kitchen (Discrete): Kitchens above grade

KitchenQual (Ordinal): Kitchen quality

Ex Excellent
Gd Good
TA Typical/Average
Fa Fair
Po Poor

TotRmsAbvGrd (Discrete): Total rooms above grade (does not include bathrooms)

Functional (Ordinal): Home functionality (Assume typical unless deductions are

warranted)
 Typ Typical Functionality
Min1 Minor Deductions 1
Min2 Minor Deductions 2
Mod Moderate Deductions
Maj1 Major Deductions 1
Maj2 Major Deductions 2
Sev Severely Damaged
Sal Salvage only

Fireplaces (Discrete): Number of fireplaces

FireplaceQu (Ordinal): Fireplace quality

Ex Excellent - Exceptional Masonry Fireplace

Gd Good - Masonry Fireplace in main level
TA Average - Prefabricated Fireplace in main living area or Masonry
Fireplace in basement
Fa Fair - Prefabricated Fireplace in basement
Po Poor - Ben Franklin Stove
NA No Fireplace

Garage Type (Nominal): Garage location

2Types More than one type of garage

Attchd Attached to home
Basment Basement Garage
BuiltIn Built-In (Garage part of house - typically has room above garage)
CarPort Car Port
Detchd Detached from home
NA No Garage

Garage Yr Blt (Discrete): Year garage was built

Garage Finish (Ordinal) : Interior finish of the garage

Fin Finished
RFn Rough Finished
Unf Unfinished
NA No Garage

Garage Cars (Discrete): Size of garage in car capacity

Garage Area (Continuous): Size of garage in square feet

Garage Qual (Ordinal): Garage quality

Ex Excellent
Gd Good
TA Typical/Average
Fa Fair
Po Poor
NA No Garage

Garage Cond (Ordinal): Garage condition

Ex Excellent
Gd Good
TA Typical/Average
 Fa Fair
Po Poor
NA No Garage

Paved Drive (Ordinal): Paved driveway

Y Paved
P Partial Pavement
N Dirt/Gravel

Wood Deck SF (Continuous): Wood deck area in square feet

Open Porch SF (Continuous): Open porch area in square feet

Enclosed Porch (Continuous): Enclosed porch area in square feet

3-Ssn Porch (Continuous): Three season porch area in square feet

Screen Porch (Continuous): Screen porch area in square feet

Pool Area (Continuous): Pool area in square feet

Pool QC (Ordinal): Pool quality

Ex Excellent
Gd Good
TA Average/Typical
Fa Fair
NA No Pool

Fence (Ordinal): Fence quality

GdPrv Good Privacy

MnPrv Minimum Privacy
GdWo Good Wood
MnWw Minimum Wood/Wire
NA No Fence

Misc Feature (Nominal): Miscellaneous feature not covered in other categories

Elev Elevator
Gar2 2nd Garage (if not described in garage section)
Othr Other
Shed Shed (over 100 SF)
TenC Tennis Court
NA None

Misc Val (Continuous): $Value of miscellaneous feature

Mo Sold (Discrete): Month Sold (MM)

Yr Sold (Discrete): Year Sold (YYYY)

Sale Type (Nominal): Type of sale

WD Warranty Deed - Conventional

CWD Warranty Deed - Cash
VWD Warranty Deed - VA Loan
New Home just constructed and sold
 COD Court Officer Deed/Estate
Con Contract 15% Down payment regular terms
ConLw Contract Low Down payment and low interest
ConLI Contract Low Interest
ConLD Contract Low Down
Oth Other

Sale Condition (Nominal): Condition of sale

Normal Normal Sale

Abnorml Abnormal Sale - trade, foreclosure, short sale
AdjLand Adjoining Land Purchase
Alloca Allocation - two linked properties with separate deeds, typically
condo with a garage unit
Family Sale between family members
Partial Home was not completed when last assessed (associated with New
Homes)

SalePrice (Continuous): Sale price $$