Real Study Data Set


Who: Billionaires 
What: Accumulation of wealth
When: 1992
Where: Around the world (Asia, Europe, Middle East, United States, etc.)
Why: To see how the accumulation of wealth is distributed around the world. 
How: Compilation by Fortune magazine.  Magazine compiles list of billionaires annually.
Reference: Fortune, September 7,1992. "The Billionaires." pp. 98-138

Number of observations: 233 
Variable Names: 
wealth: Wealth of family or individual in billions of dollars 
age: Age in years (for families it is the maximum age of family members) 
region: Region of the World (Asia, Europe, Middle East, United States and Other) 

This data set can be used to answer the question of where billionaires are located
around the world, or which part of the world has more billionaires.  You can also
explore how the region of the world the billionaire is living in affects his overall 
wealth.  Another topic to look into is the relationship between age and overall 
wealth.