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a dataset. what does it tell you?
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a dataset. what does it tell you?

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# IceCreamYell
a mystery dataset. what does it tell you?

The point of this lab is to examine a dataset (ice_cream.csv) and figure out what you can discover about it.
You may have to research what terms are used in its description. (what's a dependent variable? predictor?)

Read the files presented here in the repo, esp the Ice_cream_data_description.rtf
What can you learn about the terms in the RTF. What do they mean.

Examine this data set. Load it into a python script and try to run some stat measures against it.

What interesting things can you discover about this data?

Things to Consider before starting
- How would you read it into memory using python?
- What data structure would you use to handle the data?
- What statistical measures might be helpful in understanding what the data is?
- Can you see any relationships between the various columns?
- Do test scores and gender indicate anything about what kind of ice cream a person favors?

*Finally*: What can you do to present / communicate what you discovered about this dataset?

You might wish to use some functions from https://docs.python.org/3/library/statistics.html