Story Name: Nuclear Power

Abstract: Data were collected on 32 light water nuclear power plants. For each of
these plants, the cost, date of construction permit and net capacity (in
MegaWatts) are recorded.

You are to predict power in MegaWatts from the other variables and
to look for trends over time.

This is a relatively straightforward multiple regression.


Reference: Cox, D.R., and Snell, E.J. (1981). Applied Statistics, 82.
Authorization: contact authors Description: Data on 32 light water nuclear power
plants. Cox and Snell report more variables than are reproduced here and present
a thorough analysis. Number of cases: 32 Variable Names:

1.Cost: Cost in $100,000, adjusted to 1976 base
2.MWatts: Net capacity in Megawatts
3.Date: Date that construction permit was issued in years after 1900.

The Data:

Cost MWatts Date
345.39 514 67.92
460.05 687 68.58
452.99 1065 67.33
443.22 1065 67.33
652.32 1065 68.00
642.23 1065 68.00
272.37 822 68.17
317.21 457 68.42
457.12 822 68.42
690.19 792 68.33
350.63 560 68.58
402.59 790 68.75
412.18 530 68.42
495.58 1050 68.92
394.36 850 68.92
423.32 778 68.42
712.27 845 69.50
289.66 530 68.42
881.24 1090 69.17
490.88 1050 68.92
567.79 913 68.75
665.99 828 70.92
621.45 786 69.67
608.80 821 70.08
473.64 538 70.42
697.14 1130 71.08
207.51 745 67.25
288.48 821 67.17
284.88 886 67.83
280.36 886 67.83
217.38 745 67.25
270.71 886 67.83