##Columns: 1. state name ## 2. verbal score on SAT ## 3. math score on SAT ## 4. % of eligible students taking exam in that state ##These data represent the average scores on the SAT for 1999. These ##data were recorded by Prof. Melanie Wall from an article that was ##written in the Star Tribune on Wed. Sept 1, 1999. The source is the ##College Board. ##Note that the data set contains 52 rows: the 50 states *plus* the ##District of Columbia *and* a total average for the entire US. ala 561 555 9 alaska 516 514 50 ariz 524 525 34 ark 563 556 6 calif 497 514 49 colo 536 540 32 conn 510 509 80 dela 503 497 67 d.c. 494 478 77 fla 499 498 53 ga 487 482 63 hawaii 482 513 52 idaho 542 540 16 ill 569 585 12 ind 496 498 60 iowa 594 598 5 kan 578 576 9 ky 547 547 12 la 561 558 8 maine 507 503 68 md 507 507 65 mass 511 511 78 mich 557 565 11 minn 586 598 9 miss 563 548 4 mo 572 572 8 mont 545 546 21 neb 568 571 8 nev 512 517 34 nh 520 518 72 nj 498 510 80 nm 549 542 12 ny 495 502 76 nc 493 493 61 nd 594 605 5 ohio 534 538 25 okla 567 560 8 ore 525 525 53 pa 498 495 70 ri 504 499 70 sc 479 475 61 sd 585 588 4 tenn 559 553 13 texas 494 499 50 utah 570 568 5 vt 514 506 70 va 508 499 65 wash 525 526 52 wva 527 512 18 wis 584 595 7 wyo 546 551 10 us 505 511 43