A German manufacturer of premium cars asked customers approximately 3
months after a car purchase which characteristics of the car were most
important for the decision to buy the car. The survey was done in 1983
and the data set contains all responses without missing values.
Usage
data(auto)
Format
A data frame with 793 observations on the following 46 variables.
model
a factor with levels ABCD, model bought by the customer.
gear
a factor with levels 4 gears, 5
econo, 5 sport, or automatic.
leasing
a logical vector, was leasing used to finance
the car?
usage
a factor with levels private, both, business.
previous_model
a factor describing which type of car
was owned directly before the purchase.
other_consider
a factor with levels same manuf,
other manuf, both, or none
test_drive
a logical vector, did you do a test drive?
info_adv
a logical vector, was advertising an
important source of information?
info_exp
a logical vector, was experience an
important source of information?
info_rec
a logical vector, were recommendations an
important source of information?
ch_clarity
a logical vector
ch_economy
a logical vector
ch_driving_properties
a logical vector
ch_service
a logical vector
ch_interior
a logical vector
ch_quality
a logical vector
ch_technology
a logical vector
ch_model_continuity
a logical vector
ch_comfort
a logical vector
ch_reliability
a logical vector
ch_handling
a logical vector
ch_reputation
a logical vector
ch_concept
a logical vector
ch_character
a logical vector
ch_power
a logical vector
ch_resale_value
a logical vector
ch_styling
a logical vector
ch_safety
a logical vector
ch_sporty
a logical vector
ch_consumption
a logical vector
ch_space
a logical vector
satisfaction
a numeric vector describing overall
satisfaction (1=very good, 10=very bad).
good1
conception, styling, dimensions.
good2
auto body.
good3
driving and coupled axles.
good4
engine.
good5
electronics.
good6
financing and customer service.
good7
other.
sporty
What do you think about the balance of
sportiness and comfort? (goodmore sportmore comfort).
Which average speed do you prefer on German
Autobahn in km/h? (< 130 < 130-150 < 150-180 < > 180)
consumption
an ordered factor with levels low < ok < high < too high.
gender
a factor with levels malefemale
occupation
a factor with levels self-employed,
freelance, and employee.
household
size of household, an ordered factor with levels 1-2 < >=3
Source
The original German data are in the public domain and available at
http://dx.doi.org/10.5282/ubm/data.14 from LMU Munich. The
variable names and help page were translated to English and converted
into Rd format by Friedrich Leisch.
References
Open Data LMU (1983): Umfrage unter Kunden einer Automobilfirma,
doi:10.5282/ubm/data.14