DESCRIPTIVE ABSTRACT: A subset of a data set contains information from the Ames Assessor’s Office used in computing assessed values for individual residential properties sold in Ames, IA from 2006 to 2010. SOURCES: Ames, Iowa Assessor’s Office ## STA 295 NOTEs: - Some of these variables have been recoded for better interpretability - Some infrequently occurring levels of variables have been grouped together - not all variables listed below are present in the training data. - There are no NA observations in either the test or training sets. ## Data Description MS SubClass (Nominal): Identifies the type of dwelling involved in the sale. 020 1-STORY 1946 & NEWER ALL STYLES 030 1-STORY 1945 & OLDER 040 1-STORY W/FINISHED ATTIC ALL AGES 045 1-1/2 STORY - UNFINISHED ALL AGES 050 1-1/2 STORY FINISHED ALL AGES 060 2-STORY 1946 & NEWER 070 2-STORY 1945 & OLDER 075 2-1/2 STORY ALL AGES 080 SPLIT OR MULTI-LEVEL 085 SPLIT FOYER 090 DUPLEX - ALL STYLES AND AGES 120 1-STORY PUD (Planned Unit Development) - 1946 & NEWER 150 1-1/2 STORY PUD - ALL AGES 160 2-STORY PUD - 1946 & NEWER 180 PUD - MULTILEVEL - INCL SPLIT LEV/FOYER 190 2 FAMILY CONVERSION - ALL STYLES AND AGES MS Zoning (Nominal): Identifies the general zoning classification of the sale. A Agriculture C Commercial FV Floating Village Residential I Industrial RH Residential High Density RL Residential Low Density RP Residential Low Density Park RM Residential Medium Density Lot Frontage (Continuous): Linear feet of street connected to property Lot Area (Continuous): Lot size in square feet Street (Nominal): Type of road access to property Grvl Gravel Pave Paved Alley (Nominal): Type of alley access to property Grvl Gravel Pave Paved NA No alley access Lot Shape (Ordinal): General shape of property Reg Regular IR1 Slightly irregular IR2 Moderately Irregular IR3 Irregular Land Contour (Nominal): Flatness of the property Lvl Near Flat/Level Bnk Banked - Quick and significant rise from street grade to building HLS Hillside - Significant slope from side to side Low Depression Lot Config (Nominal): Lot configuration Inside Inside lot Corner Corner lot CulDSac Cul-de-sac FR2 Frontage on 2 sides of property FR3 Frontage on 3 sides of property Land Slope (Ordinal): Slope of property Gtl Gentle slope Mod Moderate Slope Sev Severe Slope Condition 1 (Nominal): Proximity to various conditions Artery Adjacent to arterial street Feedr Adjacent to feeder street Norm Normal RRNn Within 200' of North-South Railroad RRAn Adjacent to North-South Railroad PosN Near positive off-site feature--park, greenbelt, etc. PosA Adjacent to postive off-site feature RRNe Within 200' of East-West Railroad RRAe Adjacent to East-West Railroad Bldg Type (Nominal): Type of dwelling 1Fam Single-family Detached 2FmCon Two-family Conversion; originally built as one-family dwelling Duplx Duplex TwnhsE Townhouse End Unit TwnhsI Townhouse Inside Unit House Style (Nominal): Style of dwelling 1Story One story 1.5Fin One and one-half story: 2nd level finished 1.5Unf One and one-half story: 2nd level unfinished 2Story Two story 2.5Fin Two and one-half story: 2nd level finished 2.5Unf Two and one-half story: 2nd level unfinished SFoyer Split Foyer SLvl Split Level Overall Qual (Ordinal): Rates the overall material and finish of the house 10 Very Excellent 9 Excellent 8 Very Good 7 Good 6 Above Average 5 Average 4 Below Average 3 Fair 2 Poor 1 Very Poor Overall Cond (Ordinal): Rates the overall condition of the house 10 Very Excellent 9 Excellent 8 Very Good 7 Good 6 Above Average 5 Average 4 Below Average 3 Fair 2 Poor 1 Very Poor Year Built (Discrete): Original construction date Year Remod/Add (Discrete): Remodel date (same as construction date if no remodeling or additions) Roof Style (Nominal): Type of roof Flat Flat Gable Gable Gambrel Gabrel (Barn) Hip Hip Mansard Mansard Shed Shed Exterior 1 (Nominal): Exterior covering on house AsbShng Asbestos Shingles AsphShn Asphalt Shingles BrkComm Brick Common BrkFace Brick Face CBlock Cinder Block CemntBd Cement Board HdBoard Hard Board ImStucc Imitation Stucco MetalSd Metal Siding Other Other Plywood Plywood PreCast PreCast Stone Stone Stucco Stucco VinylSd Vinyl Siding Wd Sdng Wood Siding WdShing Wood Shingles Exterior 2 (Nominal): Exterior covering on house (if more than one material) AsbShng Asbestos Shingles AsphShn Asphalt Shingles BrkComm Brick Common BrkFace Brick Face CBlock Cinder Block CemntBd Cement Board HdBoard Hard Board ImStucc Imitation Stucco MetalSd Metal Siding Other Other Plywood Plywood PreCast PreCast Stone Stone Stucco Stucco VinylSd Vinyl Siding Wd Sdng Wood Siding WdShing Wood Shingles Mas Vnr Type (Nominal): Masonry veneer type BrkCmn Brick Common BrkFace Brick Face CBlock Cinder Block None None Stone Stone Mas Vnr Area (Continuous): Masonry veneer area in square feet Exter Qual (Ordinal): Evaluates the quality of the material on the exterior Ex Excellent Gd Good TA Average/Typical Fa Fair Po Poor Exter Cond (Ordinal): Evaluates the present condition of the material on the exterior Ex Excellent Gd Good TA Average/Typical Fa Fair Po Poor Foundation (Nominal): Type of foundation BrkTil Brick & Tile CBlock Cinder Block PConc Poured Contrete Slab Slab Stone Stone Wood Wood Bsmt Qual (Ordinal): Evaluates the height of the basement Ex Excellent (100+ inches) Gd Good (90-99 inches) TA Typical (80-89 inches) Fa Fair (70-79 inches) Po Poor (<70 inches NA No Basement Bsmt Cond (Ordinal): Evaluates the general condition of the basement Ex Excellent Gd Good TA Typical - slight dampness allowed Fa Fair - dampness or some cracking or settling Po Poor - Severe cracking, settling, or wetness NA No Basement Bsmt Exposure (Ordinal): Refers to walkout or garden level walls Gd Good Exposure Av Average Exposure (split levels or foyers typically score average or above) Mn Mimimum Exposure No No Exposure NA No Basement BsmtFin Type 1 (Ordinal): Rating of basement finished area GLQ Good Living Quarters ALQ Average Living Quarters BLQ Below Average Living Quarters Rec Average Rec Room LwQ Low Quality Unf Unfinshed NA No Basement BsmtFin SF 1 (Continuous): Type 1 finished square feet BsmtFinType 2 (Ordinal): Rating of basement finished area (if multiple types) GLQ Good Living Quarters ALQ Average Living Quarters BLQ Below Average Living Quarters Rec Average Rec Room LwQ Low Quality Unf Unfinshed NA No Basement BsmtFin SF 2 (Continuous): Type 2 finished square feet Bsmt Unf SF (Continuous): Unfinished square feet of basement area Total Bsmt SF (Continuous): Total square feet of basement area HeatingQC (Ordinal): Heating quality and condition Ex Excellent Gd Good TA Average/Typical Fa Fair Po Poor Central Air (Nominal): Central air conditioning N No Y Yes Electrical (Ordinal): Electrical system SBrkr Standard Circuit Breakers & Romex FuseA Fuse Box over 60 AMP and all Romex wiring (Average) FuseF 60 AMP Fuse Box and mostly Romex wiring (Fair) FuseP 60 AMP Fuse Box and mostly knob & tube wiring (poor) Mix Mixed 1st Flr SF (Continuous): First Floor square feet 2nd Flr SF (Continuous) : Second floor square feet Low Qual Fin SF (Continuous): Low quality finished square feet (all floors) Gr Liv Area (Continuous): Above grade (ground) living area square feet Bsmt Full Bath (Discrete): Basement full bathrooms Bsmt Half Bath (Discrete): Basement half bathrooms Full Bath (Discrete): Full bathrooms above grade Half Bath (Discrete): Half baths above grade Bedroom (Discrete): Bedrooms above grade (does NOT include basement bedrooms) Kitchen (Discrete): Kitchens above grade KitchenQual (Ordinal): Kitchen quality Ex Excellent Gd Good TA Typical/Average Fa Fair Po Poor TotRmsAbvGrd (Discrete): Total rooms above grade (does not include bathrooms) Functional (Ordinal): Home functionality (Assume typical unless deductions are warranted) Typ Typical Functionality Min1 Minor Deductions 1 Min2 Minor Deductions 2 Mod Moderate Deductions Maj1 Major Deductions 1 Maj2 Major Deductions 2 Sev Severely Damaged Sal Salvage only Fireplaces (Discrete): Number of fireplaces FireplaceQu (Ordinal): Fireplace quality Ex Excellent - Exceptional Masonry Fireplace Gd Good - Masonry Fireplace in main level TA Average - Prefabricated Fireplace in main living area or Masonry Fireplace in basement Fa Fair - Prefabricated Fireplace in basement Po Poor - Ben Franklin Stove NA No Fireplace Garage Type (Nominal): Garage location 2Types More than one type of garage Attchd Attached to home Basment Basement Garage BuiltIn Built-In (Garage part of house - typically has room above garage) CarPort Car Port Detchd Detached from home NA No Garage Garage Yr Blt (Discrete): Year garage was built Garage Finish (Ordinal) : Interior finish of the garage Fin Finished RFn Rough Finished Unf Unfinished NA No Garage Garage Cars (Discrete): Size of garage in car capacity Garage Area (Continuous): Size of garage in square feet Garage Qual (Ordinal): Garage quality Ex Excellent Gd Good TA Typical/Average Fa Fair Po Poor NA No Garage Garage Cond (Ordinal): Garage condition Ex Excellent Gd Good TA Typical/Average Fa Fair Po Poor NA No Garage Paved Drive (Ordinal): Paved driveway Y Paved P Partial Pavement N Dirt/Gravel Wood Deck SF (Continuous): Wood deck area in square feet Open Porch SF (Continuous): Open porch area in square feet Enclosed Porch (Continuous): Enclosed porch area in square feet 3-Ssn Porch (Continuous): Three season porch area in square feet Screen Porch (Continuous): Screen porch area in square feet Pool Area (Continuous): Pool area in square feet Fence (Ordinal): Fence quality GdPrv Good Privacy MnPrv Minimum Privacy GdWo Good Wood MnWw Minimum Wood/Wire NA No Fence Misc Val (Continuous): $Value of miscellaneous feature Mo Sold (Discrete): Month Sold (MM) Yr Sold (Discrete): Year Sold (YYYY) Sale Type (Nominal): Type of sale WD Warranty Deed - Conventional CWD Warranty Deed - Cash VWD Warranty Deed - VA Loan New Home just constructed and sold COD Court Officer Deed/Estate Con Contract 15% Down payment regular terms ConLw Contract Low Down payment and low interest ConLI Contract Low Interest ConLD Contract Low Down Oth Other SalePrice (Continuous): Sale price $$