0. Assume you have downloaded the data. If not, click me now and save the file as "data-boston.lsp"
1. open xlisp-stat. If you don't have it, click me now.
2. use pull-down menu "file" to load the file " data-boston.lsp"
3. When loading is complete, check what you have by typing
(variables)
4. You should see
(DATA-B NAME-DATA-B)
5. Then type
name-data-b
6. You should see the names of 15 variables in Data-B
7. Data-B is a list of 15 variables. To make sure, type
(length data-b)
8. To see the first variable in Data-B, remember
that lisp begins with zero, so type
(nth 0 data-b)
This gives the log of housing price for each of 506 census
tracts in Boston