asparas.def

disperse green price stalks

  OBS: 200 
  

	disperse 	= the quartile coefficient of dispersion of the diameters of the stalks
	green  		= the number of inches of green color on the asparagus
	price  		= the selling price per bushel box
	stalks 		= the number of stalks in an 18 ounce bunch

  
Data Source: Berndt (1991, chapter 4)
             Based on Waugh (1928) who attempted to explain price variation 
             in vegetable lots sold in a wholesale market in downtown Boston.


    Variable |       Obs        Mean    Std. Dev.       Min        Max
-------------+--------------------------------------------------------
    disperse |       200      14.875    9.137112          0         60
       green |       200      5.8875     1.56331          3        9.5
       price |       200      250.66    82.01314         89        509
      stalks |       200      19.555    7.792986          9         48