A.3 Movies Data

The Movies data set contains information about 359 movies released in the US in the time span 2005-2007. Each observation contains information about a movie. The data were obtained from several sources, including the Web sites kids-in-mind.com and the-numbers.com.

Title	the movie's title
MPAARating	the movie rating as determined by the Rating Board of the Motion Picture Association of America. The ratings are as follows: G the content of the movie is appropriate for general audiences. A G-rated movie does not contain graphic language, sexual content, or violence. PG the movie contains language, sexual content, or violence that might be inappropriate for young children. Parental guidance is suggested. PG-13 the movie contains language, sexual content, or violence that might be inappropriate for children under the age of 13. Parental guidance is suggested. R the movie contains language, sexual content, or violence that most parents would consider inappropriate for children under the age of 17. The movie is "restricted"; children under the age of 17 are not admitted unless accompanied by a parent or guardian. NR the movie was not rated by the MPAA's Rating Board.
ReleaseDate	the date the film was first released in the US
Budget	the movie's budget, in millions of dollars
US_Gross	the movie's gross revenues in the US, in millions of dollars
World_Gross	the movie's gross revenues worldwide, in millions of dollars
Sex	a value 0-10 that indicates the amount of sexual references and nudity in a movie, as determined by the kids-in-mind.com Web site
Violence	a value 0-10 that indicates the amount of violence and gore in a movie, as determined by the kids-in-mind.com Web site
Profanity	a value 0-10 that indicates the quantity of profane language in a movie, as determined by the kids-in-mind.com Web site
NumAANomin	the number of Academy Awards nominations for a movie
NumAAWon	the number of Academy Awards won by a movie
AANomin	an indicator variable that contains the value 1 if the movie was nominated for at least one Academy Award
AAWon	an indicator variable that contains the value 1 if the movie won at least one Academy Award
Distributor	the company that distributed the movie
Year	the year that the movie was released