Students will examine and interpret 14 variables from a randomsample of 1450 birth records taken by the North Carolina StateCenter for Health and Environmental Statistics in 2001, andcommunicate the information by describing the data set, bothgraphically and numerically, in the form of a PowerPointpresentation.
Question 1) Propose three other variables you would like toinvestigate in regard to weight of the mother. Write the explicitquestion you would ask the mother prior to delivery and in writingexplain why you want to know that information.
The variables in this study are:
Variable Label | Description |
Plurality | Number of children born of the pregnancy |
Sex | Sex of child (1=Male, 2=Female) |
Mage | Age of mother (years) |
Weeks | Completed Weeks of Gestation (weeks) |
Marital | Marital status (1=married, 2=not married) |
Racemom | Race of Mother 0=Other Non-white 1=White
2=Black 3=American Indian | 4=Chinese
5=Japanese
6=Hawaiian
7=Filipino
8=Other Asian or Pacific Islander |
Hispmom | Mother of Hispanic origin C=Cuban
M=Mexican N=Non-Hispanic O=Other and Unknown Hispanic P=Puerto Rican S=Central/SouthAmerican U=Not Classifiable |
gained | Weight gained during pregnancy (pounds) |
smoke | 0=mother did not smoke during pregnancy 1=mother did smokeduring pregnancy |
drink | 0=mother did not consume alcohol during pregnancy 1=mother didconsume alcohol during pregnancy |
tounces | Weight of child (ounces) |
tgrams | Weight of child (grams) |
low | 0=infant was not low birth weight 1=infant was low birthweight |
Premie | 0=infant was not premature
1=infant was premature
premature defined at 36 weeks or sooner |
