Dataset
turvey-modified
Open Data Contract Standard v3.1.0
field-or-sample
groceries-and-food
Fundamentals
Basic information about the data contract
- Name
- Turvey modified dataset
- Version
- 3.0
- Status
- Documentation level: 1
- Tenant
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Purpose
- Modified version of an original dataset created by Ralph Turvey in 1979. Turvey (1979) shared an artificial dataset for 5 seasonal commodities over 4 years. The original dataset was modified twice. This is the version most commonly used, as taken from the ILO et al (2004) CPI Manual: Theory and Practice.
- Usage
- Open dataset, publicly shared by ILO et al (2004) CPI manual
Links:
- PDF version of dataset: See p 395 of 2004 CPI Manual
- Rdata version of dataset: See StatisticsNZ Multilateral package
- PDF version of dataset: See p 395 of 2004 CPI Manual
- How to cite
- APA style:
ILO et al (2004) Turvey Dataset [Data set]. Consumer Price Index manual: theory and practice. https://www.ilo.org/sites/default/files/wcmsp5/groups/public/@dgreports/@stat/documents/presentation/wcms_331153.pdf
Chicago style
ILO et al "Turvey Dataset". Consumer Price Index manual: theory and practice (2004). https://www.ilo.org/sites/default/files/wcmsp5/groups/public/@dgreports/@stat/documents/presentation/wcms_331153.pdf
Bibtex citation
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Entity Relationship Diagram
Visual representation of data model relationships
erDiagram
"**Dataset**" {
month object
commodity object
price number
quantity integer
}
Schema
The data schema and structure
|
Dataset
None
The full dataset that includes all 5 commodities and 4 years, containing 176 rows and 4 variables. Dataset omits records where no sales occurred.
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Property | Business Name | Type | Required | Description |
|
month
|
Reference period |
object
|
No | Date, ISO format representing last day of each month. Example: 1970-01-31 |
|
commodity
|
Product category |
object
|
No | The seasonal product, as a factor (Apples, Grapes, Oranges, Peaches, Strawberries). Example: Apples |
|
price
|
Product price |
number
|
No | The price of the commodity for the month in question. Example: 1.14 |
|
quantity
|
Quantity of product sold |
integer
|
No | The quantity sold of the commodity for the month in question. Example: 3086 |
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