---
data_dictionary:
  wooodard.xls
  
description:
  Information from a Wake County, NC database, 
  taken in 2008. This a random sample from the
  entire county.
  
additional_description:
  http://jse.amstat.org/datasets/woodard%20data%20set%20desc.txt

source:
  http://services.wakegov.com/realestate/

download_url:
  http://jse.amstat.org/datasets/woodard.xls

copyright: >
  https://jse.amstat.org/jse_users.htm

format: 
  proprietary (Excel)
  
varnames:
  first row of data
  
missing_value_code:
  blank cell

size:
  rows: 100
  columns: 11

vars:
  ID:
    label: the county-given identification number for the selected plot

  Year Built:
    label: the listed year in which the structure was built (by year)

  "Sq Ft":
    label: the area of the floor plan
    unit: square feet

  Story:
    label: how many stories the structure has
    scale: ordinal 
    values: 
      1, 1.5, 1.75, 2, 2.5

  Acres:
    label: size of the land
    unit: acres

  "No Baths":
    label: the number of bathrooms at the residence
    scale: ordinal
    values:
      1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3

  Fireplaces:
    label: the number of fireplaces in the residence
    scale: ordinal
    values: 
      0, 1, 2

  "Total $":
    label: the total assessed value of the property
    unit: U.S. dollars

  "Land $":
    label: the assessed value of the land
    unit: U.S. dollars

  "Building $":
    label: the assessed value of the building
    unit: U.S. dollars

  Zip:
    label: the zip code of the property
    scale: nominal
---