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Data Set 23: Weights of Discarded Garbage for One Week

Weights are in pounds. HHSIZE is the household size. Data provided by

Masakuza Tani, the Garbage Project, University of Arizona.

STATDISK and text file names: HHSIZ, METAL, PAPER, PLAS,

Stats GLASS, FOOD, YARD, TEXT, OTHER, TOTAL.
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Minitab: Worksheet name is GARBAGE.MTW.
Excel: Workbook name is GARBAGE.XLS.
TI-83 Plus: App name is GARBAGE, and the file names are the
same as for STATDISK and text files.

Household HHSize Metal Paper Plas Glass Food Yard Text Other Total
1 2 1.09 2.41 0.27 0.86 1.04 0.38 0.05 4.66 10.76
2 3 1.04 7.57 1.41 3.46 3.68 0.00 0.46 2.34 19.96
3 3 2.57 9.55 2.19 4.52 4.43 0.24 0.50 3.60 27.60
4 6 3.02 8.82 2.83 4.92 2.98 0.63 2.26 12.65 38.11
5 4 1.50 8.72 2.19 6.31 6.30 0.15 0.55 2.18 27.90
6 2 2.10 6.96 1.81 2.49 1.46 4.58 0.36 2.14 21.90
7 1 1.93 6.83 0.85 0.51 8.82 0.07 0.60 2.22 21.83
8 5 3.57 11.42 3.05 5.81 9.62 4.76 0.21 10.83 49.27
9 6 2.32 16.08 3.42 1.96 4.41 0.13 0.81 4.14 33.27
10 4 1.89 6.38 2.10 17.67 2.73 3.86 0.66 0.25 35.54
11 4 3.26 13.05 2.93 3.21 9.31 0.70 0.37 11.61 44.44
12 7 3.99 11.36 2.44 4.94 3.59 13.45 4.25 1.15 45.17
13 3 2.04 15.09 2.17 3.10 5.36 0.74 0.42 4.15 33.07
14 5 0.99 2.80 1.41 1.39 1.47 0.82 0.44 1.03 10.35
15 6 2.96 6.44 2.00 5.21 7.06 6.14 0.20 14.43 44.44
16 2 1.50 5.86 0.93 2.03 2.52 1.37 0.27 9.65 24.13
17 4 2.43 11.08 2.97 1.74 1.75 14.70 0.39 2.54 37.60
18 4 2.97 12.43 2.04 3.99 5.64 0.22 2.47 9.20 38.96
19 3 1.42 6.05 0.65 6.26 1.93 0.00 0.86 0.00 17.17
20 3 3.60 13.61 2.13 3.52 6.46 0.00 0.96 1.32 31.60
21 2 4.48 6.98 0.63 2.01 6.72 2.00 0.11 0.18 23.11
22 2 1.36 14.33 1.53 2.21 5.76 0.58 0.17 1.62 27.56
23 4 2.11 13.31 4.69 0.25 9.72 0.02 0.46 0.40 30.96
24 1 0.41 3.27 0.15 0.09 0.16 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.08
25 4 2.02 6.67 1.45 6.85 5.52 0.00 0.68 0.03 23.22
26 6 3.27 17.65 2.68 2.33 11.92 0.83 0.28 4.03 42.99
27 11 4.95 12.73 3.53 5.45 4.68 0.00 0.67 19.89 51.90
28 3 1.00 9.83 1.49 2.04 4.76 0.42 0.54 0.12 20.20
29 4 1.55 16.39 2.31 4.98 7.85 2.04 0.20 1.48 36.80
30 3 1.41 6.33 0.92 3.54 2.90 3.85 0.03 0.04 19.02
31 2 1.05 9.19 0.89 1.06 2.87 0.33 0.01 0.03 15.43
32 2 1.31 9.41 0.80 2.70 5.09 0.64 0.05 0.71 20.71
33 2 2.50 9.45 0.72 1.14 3.17 0.00 0.02 0.01 17.01
34 4 2.35 12.32 2.66 12.24 2.40 7.87 4.73 0.78 45.35
35 6 3.69 20.12 4.37 5.67 13.20 0.00 1.15 1.17 49.37

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Data Set 23: Weights of Discarded Garbage for One Week

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Household HHSize Metal Paper Plas Glass Food Yard Text Other Total
36 2 3.61 7.72 0.92 2.43 2.07 0.68 0.63 0.00 18.06
37 2 1.49 6.16 1.40 4.02 4.00 0.30 0.04 0.00 17.41
38 2 1.36 7.98 1.45 6.45 4.27 0.02 0.12 2.02 23.67
39 2 1.73 9.64 1.68 1.89 1.87 0.01 1.73 0.58 19.13
40 2 0.94 8.08 1.53 1.78 8.13 0.36 0.12 0.05 20.99
41 3 1.33 10.99 1.44 2.93 3.51 0.00 0.39 0.59 21.18
42 3 2.62 13.11 1.44 1.82 4.21 4.73 0.64 0.49 29.06
43 2 1.25 3.26 1.36 2.89 3.34 2.69 0.00 0.16 14.95
44 2 0.26 1.65 0.38 0.99 0.77 0.34 0.04 0.00 4.43
45 3 4.41 10.00 1.74 1.93 1.14 0.92 0.08 4.60 24.82
46 6 3.22 8.96 2.35 3.61 1.45 0.00 0.09 1.12 20.80
47 4 1.86 9.46 2.30 2.53 6.54 0.00 0.65 2.45 25.79
48 4 1.76 5.88 1.14 3.76 0.92 1.12 0.00 0.04 14.62
49 3 2.83 8.26 2.88 1.32 5.14 5.60 0.35 2.03 28.41
50 3 2.74 12.45 2.13 2.64 4.59 1.07 0.41 1.14 27.17
51 10 4.63 10.58 5.28 12.33 2.94 0.12 2.94 15.65 54.47
52 3 1.70 5.87 1.48 1.79 1.42 0.00 0.27 0.59 13.12
53 6 3.29 8.78 3.36 3.99 10.44 0.90 1.71 13.30 45.77
54 5 1.22 11.03 2.83 4.44 3.00 4.30 1.95 6.02 34.79
55 4 3.20 12.29 2.87 9.25 5.91 1.32 1.87 0.55 37.26
56 7 3.09 20.58 2.96 4.02 16.81 0.47 1.52 2.13 51.58
57 5 2.58 12.56 1.61 1.38 5.01 0.00 0.21 1.46 24.81
58 4 1.67 9.92 1.58 1.59 9.96 0.13 0.20 1.13 26.18
59 2 0.85 3.45 1.15 0.85 3.89 0.00 0.02 1.04 11.25
60 4 1.52 9.09 1.28 8.87 4.83 0.00 0.95 1.61 28.15
61 2 1.37 3.69 0.58 3.64 1.78 0.08 0.00 0.00 11.14
62 2 1.32 2.61 0.74 3.03 3.37 0.17 0.00 0.46 11.70

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