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If you were given a data set of the cost of living, what research questions would you consider asking and what variable would you use in order to address and answer the question?

US DATA SET

B129 X V fx O A B C D H M E G Restaurant Price Index Local Purchasing Power Index Leverage Model 1 Leverage Model 2 City State Region State Number Country Continent Continent_1 Cost of Living Plus Rent Index CLI Rent Index Groceries Index 35 United States North America 5 53.1 84.18 21.0 96.39 66.97 77.07 0.017359334 .012338592 Akron OH 2 47.68 69.52 25.16 72.62 68.17 123.47 .007525426 0.00606734 3 Albuquerque NM 5 31 United States North America 93.39 0.006686909 0.006454226 Allentown PA 7 38 United States North America 59.2 33.1 34.6 90.72 70.47 9 1 United States North America 72.2 101.9 41.57 109.58 38.67 130.22 0.01274194 0.011453265 Anchorage AK 152.98 .017285166 0.016450973 Ann Arbor MI 2 22 United States North America 56.99 71.41 42.12 72.37 62.74 57.79 Arlington VA 3 46 United States North America 80.67 93.17 93.16 85.61 117.45 0.015176975 0.005290269 3 9.25 81.19 36.62 95.7 69.44 129.28 0.012418094 0.011920827 Asheville NC 33 United States North America 14.69 63.81 24.98 61.12 69.13 115.33 0.007244318 0.006708314 9 Athens GA 10 10 United States North America 80.68 44.2 36.13 77.17 136.03 0.008191776 0.008033597 10 Atlanta GA 10 10 United States North America 52.72 GA 10 10 United States North America 48.59 75.83 20.52 83.71 65.58 100.72 0.008964349 0.005037404 11 Augusta 12 Austin TX 9 43 United States North America 65.18 78.12 51.84 81.7 77.67 122.65 0.007940563 0.005137764 68.96 110.66 0.004476358 0.003769738 13 Bakersfield CA 5 United States North America 50.47 72.08 28.2 75.73 14 Baltimore MD 20 United States North America 66.93 85.65 47.62 91.75 82.5 109.07 0.005280469 0.004768036 0.0188986 0.010320385 15 Bellevue WA 47 United States North America 79.75 91.18 67.97 97.99 80.55 138.68 109.86 81.71 87.37 0.031159394 0.015316651 16 Berkeley CA 5 United States North America 85.24 93.86 76.36 0.008549907 0.006932446 17 Birmingham AL 10 2 United States 75.32 28.16 74.72 130.74 North America 52.1 78.05 ID 12 United States North America 47.31 66.58 27.45 67.43 57.32 108.08 0.004102839 0.003806959 18 Boise 21 United States North America 90.23 78.41 93.76 37.5 112.94 0.025326903 0.005096768 19 Boston MA 70.38 35.34 54.96 90.71 79.07 130.31 0.009836441 0.007194445 20 Boulder CO 6 United States North America 77.52 105.51 106.84 82.64 0.026610192 0.013229384 21 Brooklyn NY 7 32 United States North America 89.47 101.06 22 Buffalo NY 32 United States North America 53.27 76.25 29.56 76.76 74.27 93.86 0.003117674 0.002627215 41.14 97.28 82.09 95.31 0.006906435 0.006858498 23 Burlington VT 6 45 United States North America 64.52 87.21 SC 40 United States North America 58.92 88.41 48.83 98.58 78.7 111.13 0.008316899 0.007839623 24 Charleston 33 United States North America 58.66 76.42 40.35 80.07 75.86 99.98 0.003189984 0.002954184 25 Charlotte NC 65.89 116.33 0.006926527 0.005654915 26 Chattanooga TN 42 United States North America 50.39 72.94 27.14 80.35 L 13 United States North America 70.81 84.39 56.81 83.89 83.68 118.59 0.009123687 0.004655075 Chicago CNN NW WO 35 United States North America 53.12 73.22 32.4 72.84 70.24 108.68 0.00350107 0.003463487 28 Cincinnati HC OH 35 United States North America 55.33 79.64 30.27 78 79.61 112.89 0.004981056 0.004040338 29 Cleveland 0.004149941 0.004140194 30 College Station TX 43 United States North America 49.84 66.43 32.74 75.55 59.93 100.41 31 Columbia SC 10 40 United States North America 52.67 74.6 30.07 84.2 69.25 73.57 0.00597677 0.005603606 2 35 United States North America 53.68 72.48 34.29 72.85 65.5 127.65 0.007357225 0.007356969 32 Columbus OH TX 9 43 United States North America 54.78 70.47 38.6 69.25 68.82 171.08 0.024368164 0.024305971 33 Dallas 0.011782927 34 Dayton 2 35 United States 59.68 92.25 0.008519959 OH North America 48.92 75.86 21.14 $7.3 35 Denver CO 5 6 United States North America 68.12 81.71 54.1 84.5 79.32 129.35 0.009382151 0.006282538 84.89 0.010134565 0.009661408 36 Des Moines IA 4 15 United States North America 55.19 77.79 31.89 2.55 65.1 2 58.48 79.5 82.7 67.57 124.39 0.007120616 0.00711569 37 Detroit MI 22 United States North America 0.015114928 0.014882127 38 Durham NC 3 150.01 33 United States North America 55.3 74.94 35.04 82.87 65.67 OF 8 37 United States North America 56.19 80.22 31.42 94.92 67.22 108.26 0.011208862 0.009983946 39 Eugene 47 United States North America 62.27 82.76 41.16 34.42 72.62 100.36 0.007483727 0.007471388 40 Everett WA 51.43 79.07 22.9 88.7 67.54 80.29 0.01012883 0.007113961 41 Fayetteville AR UT UT DO 4 United States North America 42 Fort Collins CO 6 United States North America 61.98 82.53 40.78 35.23 71.33 63.35 0.012880581 0.012728003 43 Fort Lauderdale FL 10 9 United States North America 65.42 77.71 52.75 79.97 78.35 102.52 0.007226297 0.003130237 0.004846113 0.004815154 44 Fort Myers 10 9 United States North America 51.67 72.08 30.63 79.19 64.03 71.17 World Datase US Dataset addtional variable definitionsB129 X V fx K M O A B C D G H 47.29 71.94 21.88 31.86 68.39 127.49 0.011556486 0.00738204 45 Fort Wayne IN 14 United States North America 46 Fort Worth TX 43 United States North America 54.48 73.02 35.36 75.47 67.27 138.85 0.010147875 0.010139001 72.09 72.33 71.85 64.86 76.33 139.47 0.036301058 0.012755512 47 Fremont CA 5 United States North America CA 5 United States 77.15 48 Fresno North America 54.78 31.72 78.07 77.2 131.93 0.007906254 0.007124036 North America 49.52 70.31 28.09 74.31 62.58 89.78 0.003001742 0.002807649 49 Gainesville FL 9 United States MI 22 United States North America 55.96 78.54 32.68 82.13 72.53 122.5 0.006124166 0.005622996 50 Grand Rapids W Na NC 33 United States North America 52.53 78.98 25.26 90.06 61.02 133.43 0.017538233 0.014389997 51 Greensboro 116.46 0.006765084 0.006716652 52 Greenville SC 10 40 United States North America 56.15 75.75 35.94 85.7 67.11 53 Harrisburg PA 7 38 United States North America 52.5 77.53 26.7 88.04 66.89 116.75 0.009952703 0.007643352 54 Hartford CT 6 7 United States North America 63.65 83.7 42.97 86.3 86.72 101.18 0.004185296 0.004109389 34.44 103.32 64.98 121.83 38.49 84.93 0.027063667 0.023629938 55 Honolulu 11 United States North America 147.15 0.012301918 0.011821114 56 Houston TX 9 43 United States North America 59.8 74.95 14.18 79.6 72.1 132.14 0.009387476 0.009004602 57 Huntsville AL 10 2 United States North America 47.71 66.34 28.5 70.03 63.59 2 14 United States North America 56.1 80.87 30.57 86.66 76.61 85.5 0.005375556 0.00447531 58 Indianapolis IN 88.68 79 126.76 0.016069495 0.006254584 59 Irvine 5 United States North America 74.33 32.79 65.6 CA 1 60 Jacksonville FL 10 9 United States North America 56.95 79.48 33.71 36.89 72.29 95.46 0.004790741 0.004524518 80.7 68.03 81.67 78.18 140.69 0.022161528 0.009002786 61 Jersey City NI 30 United States North America 74.46 49.92 9.9 29.32 70.8 64.51 134.67 0.00990538 0.009558292 62 Kansas City MO 4 25 United States North America 48.65 66.87 29.87 69.13 65.7 129.1 0.008161356 0.007972385 63 Knoxville TN 42 United States North America 77.69 137.36 0.010614271 0.010006419 64 Las Vegas NV 28 United States North America 52.77 74.03 30.85 70.97 64.7 104.85 0.00462005 0.003978376 65 Lexington 17 United States North America 50.78 73.01 27.86 77.85 4 United States North America 52.29 78.2 25.58 30.26 $6.91 1 11.23 0.010850133 0.007940051 66 Little Rock AR O N W H UT W H W 74.94 32.11 67.55 82.06 $4.13 118.09 0.017587387 0.004731657 67 Los Angeles CA 5 United States North America North America 51.97 74.89 28.35 87.46 64.14 106.05 0.008542981 0.007308455 68 Louisville KY 17 United States North America 54.26 70.79 37.22 70.54 69.64 120.06 0.005678482 0.005480797 69 Madison WI 49 United States 53.93 73.64 33.62 81.09 67.9 102.95 0.003961893 0.003901927 70 Manchester NH 29 United States North America 59.47 87.34 30.73 104.43 81.84 136.52 0.017009189 0.012075757 Melbourne FL 10 9 United States North America 54.19 78.8 28.82 84.63 73.14 125.81 0.008283786 0.006439166 72 Memphis TN 3 42 United States North America FL 10 9 United States North America 77.27 90.68 63.46 93.95 98.47 89.18 .013855 0.00788708 73 Miami NI 49 United States North America 56.93 79.48 33.67 81.2 75.73 127.22 0.006504996 0.00605522 74 Milwaukee N 115.28 0.006936506 0.006932072 75 Minneapolis MN 2 23 United States North America 64.81 85.38 43.62 96.04 78.89 24.5 66.25 123.62 0.008071711 0.00630539 6 Mobile AL 10 2 United States North America 47.37 69.53 74.84 78.28 46.63 74.48 116.83 0.005826238 0.004727999 Nashville TN 62.69 83.87 w 42 United States North America 6 7 United States North America 70.95 94.1 47.09 112.78 91.54 114.53 0.012088156 0.011859274 78 New Haven CT 62.01 32.33 41.07 85.51 84.97 101.33 0.003871751 0.003860881 79 New Orleans LA 9 18 United States North America 100 100 0.054614485 0.007620946 80 New York NY 7 32 United States North America 100 100 100 100 85.79 96.8 0.006896835 0.006832728 81 Newark NJ 7 30 United States North America 56.73 75.82 37.05 68.82 North America 34.8 90.73 78.69 97.63 84.79 91.15 0.028698929 0.007072885 82 Oakland CA 1 5 United States 9 36 United States North America 47.39 57.35 26.8 72.88 61.47 127.31 0.008792697 0.008064432 83 Oklahoma City OK 58.13 34.07 31.38 2.66 73.7 171.26 0.02499205 0.021911866 84 Olympia WA 8 47 United States North America 51.32 31.87 40.14 39.93 77.83 117.11 0.005436212 0.005417834 85 Orlando FL 10 9 United States North America 116.64 0.006015504 0.005387259 86 Pensacola FL 10 9 United States North America 49.78 70.9 28 75.85 64.15 87 Philadelphia PA 38 United States North America 68.83 87.74 49.34 91.14 80.92 115.92 0.006060009 0.005160971 47 3 United States North America 52.04 71.45 32.02 67.59 77.01 122.68 0.007514666 0.007395549 88 Phoenix World Dataset US Dataset addtional variable definitionsB129 X V fx O H K M N A B C D E G 61.09 82.25 39.28 34.36 74.44 131.51 .007306285 0.007302357 89 Pittsburgh PA 38 United States North America 149.09 0.013947336 0.013809785 90 Plano TX 43 United States North America 59.68 78.55 40.22 78.1 66.46 62.74 84.53 40.28 91.22 39.26 98 .86 0.004993879 0.004891435 91 Portland ME 19 United States North America 122.71 0.009432492 0.006517336 92 Portland OR 37 United States North America 67.06 81.72 51.94 $5.72 71.25 93 Queens NY 32 United States North America 74.5 84.7 63.9 30.22 88.5 98.73 0.015336961 0.004831451 38.07 37.07 71.67 137.76 0.009947357 0.009852887 94 Raleigh NC 33 United States North America 57.23 75.81 47.6 62.75 31.98 55.85 57.85 97.3 0.005958331 0.005614012 95 Reno NV 28 United States North America NAHW V W H W V DOO DOO 46 United States North America 56.68 76.27 36.48 88.48 65.84 110.98 0.00757043 0.007539481 96 Richmond VA 52.32 74.12 29.85 80.49 73.53 121.55 0.00626494 0.005197696 97 Rochester NY 32 United States North America 80.39 98.81 61.4 97.2 71.68 135.58 0.018392024 0.012779408 98 Rockville MC 20 United States North America 5 United States North America 63.45 82.76 43.53 37.64 75.56 121.89 0.006061073 0.005885544 99 Sacramento CA 53.24 75.57 30.21 9.36 71.65 138.13 0.01020078 0.009127626 100 Saint Louis MO 25 United States North America 60.22 81.64 38.14 88.63 73.01 88.16 0.005289177 0.005287537 101 Saint Paul MN 23 United States North America 59.99 78.32 1.09 82.17 79.2 133.67 0.007196558 0.00718409 102 Saint Petersburg FL 10 9 United States North America 51.89 73.33 29.8 76.12 73.66 90.58 0.002939846 0.00258217 103 Salem OR 8 37 United States North America North America 53.67 0.009928791 104 Salt Lake City UT 44 United States 70.3 36.53 70.54 71.5 137.74 0.009950575 50.28 64.53 35.59 64.35 64.45 151.28 0.016943377 0.016826296 105 San Antonio TX 43 United States North America CA North America 70.49 79.89 83.15 0.01365351 0.006396062 San Diego 5 United States 60.79 78.95 129.95 0.093795698 0.01450106 107 San Francisco CA 5 United States North America 110.65 101.94 119.63 116.73 93.57 104.4 84.04 140.74 0.035161793 0.008582257 108 San Jose CA 5 United States North America 84.39 85.13 83.63 90.68 North America 75.91 81.14 70.52 80.42 86.66 176.22 0.034293499 0.022334851 109 Santa Barbara CA 5 United States 78.7 116.21 .009799535 0.007508941 110 Santa Rosa CA 5 United States North America 73.76 91.92 55.04 97.22 93.31 65.46 98.17 86.72 121.29 0.013270418 0.006628336 111 Seattle WA 47 United States North America 79.6 23.88 83.48 67.61 66.12 0.008308679 0.006662348 112 Shreveport LA 18 United States North America 49.83 75.01 47 United States North America 50.73 73.72 27.02 77.5 67.93 108.18 .004764872 .003734625 113 Spokane WA 75 0.00453846 0.002839966 114 Springfield MO 25 United States North America 41.46 63.53 18.71 70.79 59.02 84.89 0.004856566 0.004329383 115 Syracuse NY 32 United States North America 53.09 76.96 28.49 81.82 $5.68 86.78 75.32 110.13 0.005774754 WA 8 North America 52.26 0.006002225 116 Tacoma 47 United States 36.99 91.42 59.97 89.04 0.008148507 0.007780743 117 Tallahassee FL 10 9 United States North America 52.42 74.38 29.79 36.14 North America 61.98 78.92 44.51 85.17 80.0 102.73 0.004030042 0.00355145 118 Tampa FI 10 9 United States 119 Toledo OH 2 35 United States North America 46.13 70.34 21.16 65.31 59.33 122.39 0.0087469 0.007326156 44.98 65.37 23.96 66.41 65.65 133.7 0.01105508 0.009753212 120 Tucson AZ 3 United States North America 51.43 73.08 29.11 79.06 65.4 108.64 0.005013519 0.004469604 121 Tulsa OK 9 36 United States North America 52.19 71.41 32.38 69.54 67.33 114.44 0.004574181 0.004572778 122 Vancouver WA 8 47 United States North America 3 55.24 72.88 37.05 75.53 69.37 126.81 0.006617158 0.006587063 123 Virginia Beach VA 46 United States North America United States North America 85.31 95.96 74.32 96.97 90.78 107.86 0.02007600 0.00569121 124 Washington DC 62.16 79.61 44.16 85.54 78.17 108.9 0.004283592 0.003890036 125 West Palm Beach FL 10 9 United States North America 72.56 24.87 78.53 68.65 94.16 0.00444995 0.002928254 126 Wichita KS 4 16 United States North America 49.08 127 128 129 130 131 132 World Dataset US Dataset addtional variable definitions +A1 X fx City O K M N H A B C D E F G Rent Index Groceries Index Restaurant Price Index |Local Purchasing Power Index |Leverage Model 1 |Leverage Model 2 Continent Continent_1 Cost of Living Plus Rent Index |CLI 0.008518631 0.007895129 1 City State Region State Number Country 7 46.63 69.94 22.61 57.61 54.01 118.22 Aachen Germany Europe 104.6 89.9 0.018448825 0.014159399 Denmark Europe 7 59.24 92.12 25.34 77.34 Aalborg 70.07 94.86 102.77 0.011632089 0.010997582 United Kingdom 7 82.82 31.7 Aberdeen Europe 57.66 0.036707518 0.009399368 2 68.74 67.76 59.75 58.86 65.94 124.98 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates Asia 13.25 0.023712944 0.018246953 Africa 52.85 66.86 38.4 58.33 43.66 Accra Ghana 32.72 124.08 0.017485846 0.01666616 12.3 46.92 Ad Dammam Saudi Arabia Asia 2 32.57 $2.16 0.012577049 37.33 51.69 22.52 46.34 23.65 13.03 0.015378531 Addis Ababa Ethiopia Africa 33.39 86.53 78.04 105.84 0.004532563 0.0039046 Australia Australia/Oceania 3 60.14 86.08 57.06 0.006285206 0.00626872 Adelaide 17.97 28.95 6.65 31.25 21.09 India Asia 66.97 0.017359334 0.012338592 10 Ahmedabad 21.06 96.39 77.07 53.1 34.18 Akron OH 2 35 United States North America 135.53 0.021655844 0.021188411 33.51 51.36 15.12 47.22 33.67 Asia 0.00606734 12 Al Khobar Saudi Arabia 47.68 59.52 25.16 72.62 68.17 123.47 0.007525426 NM UT 31 United States North America 23.5 17.66 21.42 0.008921889 0.008777042 13 Albuquerque 14.96 24.54 5.09 14 Alexandria Egypt Africa 24.99 10.25 9.26 42.91 26.67 28.61 0.007458986 0.007436983 15 Algiers Algeria Africa 34.6 90.72 70.47 93.39 0.006686909 0.006454226 59.22 83.1 16 Allentown PA 7 38 United States North America 37.78 12.8 31.42 37.37 42.26 0.006635896 0.006509366 Kazakhstan Asia 25.48 0.007973775 0.007322941 17 Almaty 37.1 38.85 62.03 14.96 54.76 58.22 0.008102431 18 Amman Jordan Asi 85.23 0.011341606 70.07 88.25 51.33 5.16 92.24 Europe 19 Amsterdam Netherlands 2.2 101. 41.57 109.58 88.67 130.22 0.01274194 0.011453265 20 Anchorage North America AK 0.004363711 0.00405966 LO 1 United States 8.05 32.59 52.67 43.18 39.63 Asia 25.88 21 Ankara Turkey 62.74 152.98 0.017285166 0.016450973 42.12 72.37 22 Ann Arbor MI 2 22 United States North America 56.99 71.41 50.86 0.004776578 0.004537637 24.38 41.27 6.96 36.99 29.47 Asia 0.009333893 23 Antalya Turkey 76.93 0.011921848 Belgium Europe 56.89 86.24 26.63 79.59 94.81 24 Antwerp 30.37 25.3 0.00603291 0.006032783 8.38 60.36 25 Romania Europe 21.96 35.12 102.14 0.016669083 0.015986024 Denmark Europe 59.79 87.12 31.61 67.21 99.8 Arhus 117.45 0.015176975 0.005290269 80.67 93.17 67.79 93.16 85.61 0.011920827 27 Arlington VA 46 United States North America 95.78 129.28 w w 81.19 36.6 69.44 0.012418094 28 Asheville NO 33 United States North America 59.25 16.19 33.98 41.37 36.81 0.007579111 0.007172677 39.45 29 Astana Kazakhstan Asia 27.99 0.006423534 23.71 36.46 10.55 32.08 26.31 31.67 0.006609053 30 Asuncion Paraguay South America 115.33 0.007244318 .006708314 10 United States North America 44.69 63.8: 24.98 61.12 69.13 31 Athens GA 10 38.37 52.05 62.51 0.008566221 .007176568 12.8 46.02 63.17 32 Athens Greece Europe 62.72 30.68 44.2 86.13 77.17 136.03 0.008191776 .008033597 33 Atlanta GA 10 10 United States North America 44.46 77.66 90.77 0.00463637 0.00397848 Auckland New Zealand Australia/Oceania 68.07 90.97 $6.28 0.005037404 34 100.72 0.008964349 North America 48.59 75.83 20.52 33.71 65.58 GA 10 United States 31.79 77.67 0.007940563 0.005137764 35 Augusta 122.65 36 Austin TX 43 United States North America 65.18 78.12 51.84 47.2 0.003910056 0.003881165 Asia 33.52 51.41 15.08 46.83 43.7 Baghdad Iraq 75.73 58.96 110.66 0.004476358 0.003769738 50.47 72.08 28.2 38 Bakersfield CA 1 5 United States North America 0.008498433 0.008274891 22.04 32.77 10.98 29.42 32.71 25.32 Azerbaijan Asia 25.27 25.3 0.011908289 0.011585123 39 Baku 45.08 52.25 Indonesia 27 8.35 0.004768036 40 Bali Asia 109.07 0.005280469 North America 66.93 85.65 47.62 91.75 82.5 41 Baltimore MD 3 20 United States 5.67 17.24 28.7 0.011921068 38.74 47.12 0.012199411 42 Bandung Indonesia Asia 22.46 86.79 0.010948083 0.010945161 19.98 30.24 9.41 32.95 19.57 NNI 0.015318349 43 Bangalore India Asia 63.28 39.66 0.016336341 54.15 24.69 25.35 44 Bangkok Thailand Asia 39.64 World Dataset US Dataset addtional variable definitions