Cereal DataSet ( Renewed on 07/15/2005 )

Name

Cereal

URL

cereal.tar.gz

cereal.zip

Dimensions

11

Records

77

Description

 

Data on several variable of different brands of cereal.

A value of -1 for nutrients indicates a missing observation.

(From the source)

Dimension Description

Name: Name of cereal

mfr: Manufacturer of cereal where A = American Home Food Products; G = General Mills; K = Kelloggs; N =

Nabisco; P = Post; Q = Quaker Oats; R = Ralston Purina type: cold or hot

(Cal)calories: calories per serving

(Prot)protein: grams of protein

(Fat)fat: grams of fat

(Sod)sodium: milligrams of sodium

(Fiber)fiber: grams of dietary fiber

(Carbs)carbo: grams of complex carbohydrates

(Sugar)sugars: grams of sugars

(Potas)potass: milligrams of potassium

(V+M)vitamins: vitamins and minerals - 0, 25, or 100, indicating the typical percentage of FDA recommended

(Wt_Sv)shelf: display shelf (1, 2, or 3, counting from the floor)

weight: weight in ounces of one serving

(Cp_sv)cups: number of cups in one serving

rating: a rating of the cereals

(From the source)
Source

http://lib.stat.cmu.edu/DASL/Datafiles/Cereals.html

http://lib.stat.cmu.edu/DASL/Stories/HealthyBreakfast.html