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  1. 1. Data based on Michael L. Mestek et al., “The relationship between pedometer-determined and self-reported physical activity and body composition variables in college-aged men and women,’’ Journal of American College Health, 57 (2008), pp. 39–44.

  2. 2. M. Van Praag et al., “The higher returns to formal education for entrepreneurs versus employees,’’ Small Business Economics 40 (2013), pp. 375–396.

  3. 3. Information regarding bone health can be found in “Osteoporosis: Peak bone mass in women,’’ last reviewed in June 2015 and available at www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Bone/Osteoporosis/bone_mass.asp.

  4. 4. The data were provided by LindaMcCabe and were collected as part of a large study of women’s bone health and another study of calcium kinetics, both directed by Professor Connie Weaver of the Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University.

  5. 5. This annual report can be found at www.kiplinger.com.

  6. 6. Data available at www.ncdc.noaa.gov.

  7. 7. Data sampled from www.jcmit.com/memoryprice.htm.

  8. 8. C.U. Eze et al., “Relationship between sonographic umbilical cord size and gestational age among pregnant women in Enugu, Nigeria,’’ African Health Sciences, 14, No. 2 (2014), pp. 334–338, doi:10.4314/ahs.v14i2.7.

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  9. 9. The method is described in Chapter 2 of M. Kutner et al., Applied Linear Statistical Models, 5th ed., Irwin, 2004.

  10. 10. National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofits: Fiscal Year 2013. Detailed Statistical Tables NSF 15-327, Arlington, VA, 2015. Available at www.nsf.gov/statistics/2015/nsf15327/.

  11. 11. L. Cooke et al., “Relationship between parental report of food neophobia and everyday food consumption in 2–6-year-old children,’’ Appetite, 41 (2003), pp. 205–206.

  12. 12. Toben F. Nelson et al., “The state sets the rate: The relationship among state-specific college binge drinking, state binge drinking rates, and selected state alcohol control policies,’’ American Journal of Public Health, 95, No. 3 (2005), pp. 441–446.

  13. 13. These data can be found in the report titled “Grade inflation at American colleges and universities,’’ at www.gradeinflation.com.

  14. 14. Rates can be found in various “Annual Return of Key Indices’’ reports available at www.lazardnet.com.

  15. 15. Andrew Lepp et al., “The relationship between cell phone use, academic performance, anxiety, and satisfaction with life in college students,’’ Computers and Human Behavior, 31 (2014), pp. 343–350.

  16. 16. These are part of the data from the EESEE story “Blood Alcohol Content,’’ found on the text website, www.macmillanhighered.com/launchpad/ips8e.

  17. 17. Tuition and fees for 2008 and tuition for 2014 were obtained from www.findthebest.com. Tuition rates for 2000 from the “2000–2001 Tuition and Required Fees Report,’’ University of Missouri.

  18. 18. M. Mondello and J. Maxcy, “The impact of salary dispersion and performance bonuses in NFL organizations’” Management Decision, 47 (2009), pp. 110–123. These data were collected from www.cbssports.com/nfl/playerrankings/regularseason/ and content.usatoday.com/sportsdata/football/nfl/salaries/team.

  19. 19. Selling price and assessment value available at php.jconline.com/propertysales/propertysales.php.

  20. 20. Matthew P. Martens et al., “The co-occurrence of alcohol use and gambling activities in first-year college students,’’ Journal of American College Health, 57 (2009), pp. 597–602.

  21. 21. Based on Dan Dauwalter’s master’s thesis in the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources at Purdue University. More information is available in Daniel C. Dauwalter et al., “An index of biotic integrity for fish assemblages in Ozark Highland streams of Arkansas,’’ Southeastern Naturalist, 2 (2003), pp. 447–468. These data were provided by Emmanuel Frimpong.

  22. 22. James T. Flemming, “The measurement pf children’s perception of difficulty in reading materials,” {\it Research in the Teaching of English}, 1(1967), pp. 136–156.

  23. 23. G. Geri and B. Palla, “Considerazioni sulle più recenti osservazioni ottiche alla Torre Pendente di Pisa,’’ Estratto dal Bollettino della Società Italiana di Topografia e Fotogrammetria, 2 (1988), pp. 121–135. Professor Julia Mortera of the University of Rome provided valuable assistance with the translation.

  24. 24. Z. Xuan et al., “Tax policy, adult binge drinking, and youth alcohol consumption in the United States,’’ Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 37, no. 10 (2013), pp. 1713–1719.

  25. 25. Alexandra Burt, “A mechanistic explanation of popularity: Genes, rule breaking, and evocative gene-environment correlations,’’ Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 96 (2009), pp. 783–794.