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Bad Drivers and Good Questions (continued)<\/h2>\r\n

Let's look at the data set included in the \u201cDear Mona, Which State Has The Worst Drivers\u201d article [footnote]https:\/\/fivethirtyeight.com\/features\/which-state-has-the-worst-drivers\/[\/footnote], in which the data are used to answer a relevant and interesting question. View the full data set here<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
 <\/td>\r\nState<\/td>\r\nnum_ drivers<\/td>\r\nperc_ speeding<\/td>\r\nperc_ alcohol<\/td>\r\nperc_not_ distracted<\/td>\r\nperc_no_ previous<\/td>\r\ninsurance_ premiums<\/td>\r\nlosses<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n
1<\/td>\r\nAlabama<\/td>\r\n18.8<\/td>\r\n39<\/td>\r\n30<\/td>\r\n96<\/td>\r\n80<\/td>\r\n784.55<\/td>\r\n145.08<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2<\/td>\r\nAlaska<\/td>\r\n18.1<\/td>\r\n41<\/td>\r\n25<\/td>\r\n90<\/td>\r\n94<\/td>\r\n1053.48<\/td>\r\n133.93<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
3<\/td>\r\nArizona<\/td>\r\n18.6<\/td>\r\n35<\/td>\r\n28<\/td>\r\n84<\/td>\r\n96<\/td>\r\n899.47<\/td>\r\n110.35<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
4<\/td>\r\nArkansas<\/td>\r\n22.4<\/td>\r\n18<\/td>\r\n26<\/td>\r\n94<\/td>\r\n95<\/td>\r\n827.34<\/td>\r\n142.39<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
5<\/td>\r\nCalifornia<\/td>\r\n12<\/td>\r\n35<\/td>\r\n28<\/td>\r\n91<\/td>\r\n89<\/td>\r\n878.41<\/td>\r\n165.63<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
6<\/td>\r\nColorado<\/td>\r\n13.6<\/td>\r\n37<\/td>\r\n28<\/td>\r\n79<\/td>\r\n95<\/td>\r\n835.5<\/td>\r\n139.91<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
7<\/td>\r\nConnecticut<\/td>\r\n10.8<\/td>\r\n46<\/td>\r\n36<\/td>\r\n87<\/td>\r\n82<\/td>\r\n1068.73<\/td>\r\n167.02<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
8<\/td>\r\nDelaware<\/td>\r\n16.2<\/td>\r\n38<\/td>\r\n30<\/td>\r\n87<\/td>\r\n99<\/td>\r\n1137.87<\/td>\r\n151.48<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
9<\/td>\r\nDistrict of Columbia<\/td>\r\n5.9<\/td>\r\n34<\/td>\r\n27<\/td>\r\n100<\/td>\r\n100<\/td>\r\n1273.89<\/td>\r\n136.05<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
10<\/td>\r\nFlorida<\/td>\r\n17.9<\/td>\r\n21<\/td>\r\n29<\/td>\r\n92<\/td>\r\n94<\/td>\r\n1160.13<\/td>\r\n144.18<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n
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data dictionary<\/h3>\r\n

A data dictionary<\/strong> is the format for displaying and describing the variables of a data set.
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\r\nThe variable names are presented in italics, followed by a brief description to give the reader more clarity.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<\/section>\r\n

The following seven variables are included in the data set provided in the article.[footnote]bad_drivers: Dear Mona, which state has the worst drivers? (n.d.). RDocumentation. Retrieved from https:\/\/www.rdocumentation.org\/packages\/fivethirtyeight\/versions\/0.6.1\/topics\/bad_drivers[\/footnote]<\/p>\r\n