Datafields

Here'sabriefversionofwhatyou'llfindinthedatadescriptionfile.
S.No. variablename number of values data type
1 SalePrice num
2 MSSubClass num
3 MSZoning 5 character
4 LotFrontage num
5 LotArea num
6 Street 2 character
7 Alley 3 character
8 LotShape 4 character
9 LandContour 4 character
10 Utilities 2 character
11 LotConfig 5 character
12 LandSlope 3 character
13 Neighborhood 25 character
14 Condition1 9 character
15 Condition2 8 character
16 BldgType 5 character
17 HouseStyle 8 character
18 OverallQual num
19 OverallCond num
20 YearBuilt num
21 YearRemodAdd num
22 RoofStyle 6 character
23 RoofMatl 8 character
24 Exterior1st 16 character
25 Exterior2nd 16 character
26 MasVnrType 5 character
27 MasVnrArea num
28 ExterQual 5 character
29 ExterCond 5 character
30 Foundation 6 character
31 BsmtQual 5 character
32 BsmtCond 5 character
33 BsmtExposure 5 character
34 BsmtFinType1 7 character
35 BsmtFinSF1 num
36 BsmtFinType2 7 character
37 BsmtFinSF2 num
38 BsmtUnfSF num
39 TotalBsmtSF num
40 Heating 6 character
41 HeatingQC 5 character
42 CentralAir boolean
43 Electrical 6 character
44 1stFlrSF num
45 2ndFlrSF num
46 LowQualFinSF num
47 GrLivArea num
48 BsmtFullBath num
49 BsmtHalfBath num
50 FullBath num
51 HalfBath num
52 Bedroom num
53 Kitchen num
54 KitchenQual 4 character
55 TotRmsAbvGrd num
56 Functional num
57 Fireplaces num
58 FireplaceQu 6 character
59 GarageType 7 character
60 GarageYrBlt num
61 GarageFinish 4 character
62 GarageCars num
63 GarageArea num
64 GarageQual 6 character
65 GarageCond 6 character
66 PavedDrive 3 character
67 WoodDeckSF num
68 OpenPorchSF num
69 EnclosedPorch num
70 3SsnPorch num
71 ScreenPorch num
72 PoolArea num
73 PoolQC 4 character
74 Fence 5 character
75 MiscFeature 5 character
76 MiscVal num
77 MoSold num
78 YrSold num
79 SaleType 9 character
80 SaleCondition 6 character
train.csv  the training set
test.csv  the test set

description
the property's sale price in dollars. This is the target variable that you're trying to predict.
The building class
The general zoning classification
Linear feet of street connected to property
Lot size in square feet
Type of road access
Type of alley access (narrow passageway between or behind building)
General shape of property
Flatness of the property
Type of utilities available
Lot configuration
Slope of property
Physical locations within Ames city limits
Proximity to main road or railroad
Proximity to main road or railroad (if a second is present)
Type of dwelling
Style of dwelling
Overall material and finish quality
Overall condition rating
Original construction date
Remodel date
Type of roof
Roof material
Exterior covering on house
Exterior covering on house (if more than one material)
Masonry veneer type (wooden material used for covering)
Masonry veneer area in square feet
Exterior material quality
Present condition of the material on the exterior
Type of foundation
Height of the basement
General condition of the basement
Walkout or garden level basement walls
Quality of basement finished area
Type 1 finished square feet
Quality of second finished area (if present)
Type 2 finished square feet
Unfinished square feet of basement area
Total square feet of basement area
Type of heating
Heating quality and condition
Central air conditioning
Electrical system
First Floor square feet
Second floor square feet
Low quality finished square feet (all floors)
Above grade (ground) living area square feet
Basement full bathrooms
Basement half bathrooms
Full bathrooms above grade
Half baths above grade
Number of bedrooms above basement level
Number of kitchens
Kitchen quality
Total rooms above grade (does not include bathrooms)
Home functionality rating
Number of fireplaces
Fireplace quality
Garage location
Year garage was built
Interior finish of the garage
Size of garage in car capacity
Size of garage in square feet
Garage quality
Garage condition
Paved driveway
Wood deck area in square feet
Open porch area in square feet
Enclosed porch area in square feet
Three season porch area in square feet
Screen porch area in square feet
Pool area in square feet
Pool quality
Fence quality
Miscellaneous feature not covered in other categories
$Value of miscellaneous feature
Month Sold
Year Sold
Type of sale
Condition of sale
 possible values

"RL" "RM" "C (all)" "FV" "RH"

"Grvl","Pave"
NA "Grvl" "Pave"
"Reg" "IR1" "IR2" "IR3"
"Lvl" "Bnk" "Low" "HLS"
"AllPub" "NoSeWa"
"Inside" "FR2" "Corner" "CulDSac" "FR3"
"Gtl" "Mod" "Sev"
"CollgCr" "Veenker" "Crawfor" "NoRidge" "Mitchel" "Somerst" "NWAmes" "OldTown" "BrkSide" "Sawyer" "NridgHt"
"Norm" "Feedr" "PosN" "Artery" "RRAe" "RRNn" "RRAn" "PosA" "RRNe"
"Norm" "Artery" "RRNn" "Feedr" "PosN" "PosA" "RRAn" "RRAe"
"1Fam" "2fmCon" "Duplex" "TwnhsE" "Twnhs"
"2Story" "1Story" "1.5Fin" "1.5Unf" "SFoyer" "SLvl" "2.5Unf" "2.5Fin"

"Gable" "Hip" "Gambrel" "Mansard" "Flat" "Shed"

"CompShg" "WdShngl" "Metal" "WdShake" "Membran" "Tar&Grv" "Roll" "ClyTile"
"VinylSd" "MetalSd" "Wd Sdng" "HdBoard" "BrkFace" "WdShing" "CemntBd" "Plywood" "AsbShng" "Stucco" "BrkCom
"VinylSd" "MetalSd" "Wd Sdng" "HdBoard" "BrkFace" "WdShing" "CemntBd" "Plywood" "AsbShng" "Stucco" "BrkCom
"BrkFace" "None" "Stone" "BrkCmn" NA
"Gd" "TA" "Ex" "Fa"
"TA" "Gd" "Fa" "Po" "Ex"
"TA" "Gd" "Fa" "Po" "Ex"
"PConc" "CBlock" "BrkTil" "Wood" "Slab" "Stone"
"Gd" "TA" "Ex" NA "Fa"
"TA" "Gd" NA "Fa" "Po"
"No" "Gd" "Mn" "Av" NA
"GLQ" "ALQ" "Unf" "Rec" "BLQ" NA "LwQ"

"GLQ" "ALQ" "Unf" "Rec" "BLQ" NA "LwQ"

"GasA" "GasW" "Grav" "Wall" "OthW" "Floor"

"Ex" "Gd" "TA" "Fa" "Po"
 "Y" "N"
"SBrkr" "FuseF" "FuseA" "FuseP" "Mix" NA

"Gd" "TA" "Ex" "Fa"

NA "TA" "Gd" "Fa" "Ex" "Po"

"Attchd" "Detchd" "BuiltIn" "CarPort" NA "Basment" "2Types"

"RFn" "Unf" "Fin" NA

"TA" "Fa" "Gd" NA "Ex" "Po"

"TA" "Fa" NA "Gd" "Po" "Ex"
"Y" "N" "P"

NA "Ex" "Fa" "Gd"

NA "MnPrv" "GdWo" "GdPrv" "MnWw"
NA "Shed" "Gar2" "Othr" "TenC"

"WD" "New" "COD" "ConLD" "ConLI" "CWD" "ConLw" "Con" "Oth"

"Normal" "Abnorml" "Partial" "AdjLand" "Alloca" "Family"
" "NAmes" "SawyerW" "IDOTRR" "MeadowV" "Edwards" "Timber" "Gilbert" "StoneBr" "Blueste""ClearCr" "NPkVill" "Blmngtn"

omm" "AsphShn" "Stone" "ImStucc" "CBlock"

omm" "AsphShn" "Stone" "ImStucc" "CBlock"
rCr" "NPkVill" "Blmngtn" "BrDale" "SWISU"
Id : int 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...
$ MSSubClass : int 60 20 60 70 60 50 20 60 50 190 ...
$ MSZoning : Factor w/ 5 levels "C (all)","FV",..: 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 ...
$ LotFrontage : int 65 80 68 60 84 85 75 NA 51 50 ...
$ LotArea : int 8450 9600 11250 9550 14260 14115 10084 10382 6120 7420 ..
$ Street : Factor w/ 2 levels "Grvl","Pave": 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 ...
$ Alley : Factor w/ 2 levels "Grvl","Pave": NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA N
$ LotShape : Factor w/ 4 levels "IR1","IR2","IR3",..: 4 4 1 1 1 1 4 1 4 4 .
$ LandContour : Factor w/ 4 levels "Bnk","HLS","Low",..: 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .
$ Utilities : Factor w/ 2 levels "AllPub","NoSeWa": 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ...
$ LotConfig : Factor w/ 5 levels "Corner","CulDSac",..: 5 3 5 1 3 5 5 1 5 1
$ LandSlope : Factor w/ 3 levels "Gtl","Mod","Sev": 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ...
$ Neighborhood : Factor w/ 25 levels "Blmngtn","Blueste",..: 6 25 6 7 14 12 21
$ Condition1 : Factor w/ 9 levels "Artery","Feedr",..: 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 1 1 ..
$ Condition2 : Factor w/ 8 levels "Artery","Feedr",..: 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 ..
$ BldgType : Factor w/ 5 levels "1Fam","2fmCon",..: 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 ...
$ HouseStyle : Factor w/ 8 levels "1.5Fin","1.5Unf",..: 6 3 6 6 6 1 3 6 1 2 .
$ OverallQual : int 7 6 7 7 8 5 8 7 7 5 ...
$ OverallCond : int 5 8 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 ...
$ YearBuilt : int 2003 1976 2001 1915 2000 1993 2004 1973 1931 1939 ...
$ YearRemodAdd : int 2003 1976 2002 1970 2000 1995 2005 1973 1950 1950 ...
$ RoofStyle : Factor w/ 6 levels "Flat","Gable",..: 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 ...
$ RoofMatl : Factor w/ 8 levels "ClyTile","CompShg",..: 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
$ Exterior1st : Factor w/ 15 levels "AsbShng","AsphShn",..: 13 9 13 14 13 13 1
$ Exterior2nd : Factor w/ 16 levels "AsbShng","AsphShn",..: 14 9 14 16 14 14 1
$ MasVnrType : Factor w/ 4 levels "BrkCmn","BrkFace",..: 2 3 2 3 2 3 4 4 3 3
$ MasVnrArea : int 196 0 162 0 350 0 186 240 0 0 ...
$ ExterQual : Factor w/ 4 levels "Ex","Fa","Gd",..: 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 ...
$ ExterCond : Factor w/ 5 levels "Ex","Fa","Gd",..: 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 ...
$ Foundation : Factor w/ 6 levels "BrkTil","CBlock",..: 3 2 3 1 3 6 3 2 1 1 .
$ BsmtQual : Factor w/ 4 levels "Ex","Fa","Gd",..: 3 3 3 4 3 3 1 3 4 4 ...
$ BsmtCond : Factor w/ 4 levels "Fa","Gd","Po",..: 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 ...
$ BsmtExposure : Factor w/ 4 levels "Av","Gd","Mn",..: 4 2 3 4 1 4 1 3 4 4 ...
$ BsmtFinType1 : Factor w/ 6 levels "ALQ","BLQ","GLQ",..: 3 1 3 1 3 3 3 1 6 3 .
$ BsmtFinSF1 : int 706 978 486 216 655 732 1369 859 0 851 ...
$ BsmtFinType2 : Factor w/ 6 levels "ALQ","BLQ","GLQ",..: 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 2 6 6 .
$ BsmtFinSF2 : int 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 ...
$ BsmtUnfSF : int 150 284 434 540 490 64 317 216 952 140 ...
$ TotalBsmtSF : int 856 1262 920 756 1145 796 1686 1107 952 991 ...
$ Heating : Factor w/ 6 levels "Floor","GasA",..: 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 ...
$ HeatingQC : Factor w/ 5 levels "Ex","Fa","Gd",..: 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 ...
$ CentralAir : Factor w/ 2 levels "N","Y": 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 ...
$ Electrical : Factor w/ 5 levels "FuseA","FuseF",..: 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 5 ...
$ X1stFlrSF : int 856 1262 920 961 1145 796 1694 1107 1022 1077 ...
$ X2ndFlrSF : int 854 0 866 756 1053 566 0 983 752 0 ...
$ LowQualFinSF : int 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ...
$ GrLivArea : int 1710 1262 1786 1717 2198 1362 1694 2090 1774 1077 ...
$ BsmtFullBath : int 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 ...
$ BsmtHalfBath : int 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ...
$ FullBath : int 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 ...
$ HalfBath : int 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 ...
$ BedroomAbvGr : int 3 3 3 3 4 1 3 3 2 2 ...
$ KitchenAbvGr : int 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 ...
$ KitchenQual : Factor w/ 4 levels "Ex","Fa","Gd",..: 3 4 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 ...
$ TotRmsAbvGrd : int 8 6 6 7 9 5 7 7 8 5 ...
$ Functional : Factor w/ 7 levels "Maj1","Maj2",..: 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 3 7 ...
$ Fireplaces : int 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 2 2 ...
$ FireplaceQu : Factor w/ 5 levels "Ex","Fa","Gd",..: NA 5 5 3 5 NA 3 5 5 5 ..
$ GarageType : Factor w/ 6 levels "2Types","Attchd",..: 2 2 2 6 2 2 2 2 6 2 .
$ GarageYrBlt : int 2003 1976 2001 1998 2000 1993 2004 1973 1931 1939 ...
$ GarageFinish : Factor w/ 3 levels "Fin","RFn","Unf": 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 ...
$ GarageCars : int 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 ...
$ GarageArea : int 548 460 608 642 836 480 636 484 468 205 ...
$ GarageQual : Factor w/ 5 levels "Ex","Fa","Gd",..: 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 3 ...
$ GarageCond : Factor w/ 5 levels "Ex","Fa","Gd",..: 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 ...
$ PavedDrive : Factor w/ 3 levels "N","P","Y": 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 ...
$ WoodDeckSF : int 0 298 0 0 192 40 255 235 90 0 ...
$ OpenPorchSF : int 61 0 42 35 84 30 57 204 0 4 ...
$ EnclosedPorch: int 0 0 0 272 0 0 0 228 205 0 ...
$ X3SsnPorch : int 0 0 0 0 0 320 0 0 0 0 ...
$ ScreenPorch : int 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ...
$ PoolArea : int 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ...
$ PoolQC : Factor w/ 3 levels "Ex","Fa","Gd": NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
$ Fence : Factor w/ 4 levels "GdPrv","GdWo",..: NA NA NA NA NA 3 NA NA N
$ MiscFeature : Factor w/ 4 levels "Gar2","Othr",..: NA NA NA NA NA 3 NA 3 NA
$ MiscVal : int 0 0 0 0 0 700 0 350 0 0 ...
$ MoSold : int 2 5 9 2 12 10 8 11 4 1 ...
$ YrSold : int 2008 2007 2008 2006 2008 2009 2007 2009 2008 2008 ...
$ SaleType : Factor w/ 9 levels "COD","Con","ConLD",..: 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
$ SaleCondition: Factor w/ 6 levels "Abnorml","AdjLand",..: 5 5 5 1 5 5 5 5 1 5
$ SalePrice : int 208500 181500 223500 140000 250
 VariableName Type
Id Integer
MSSubClass : MSSubClass Integer
MSZoning : MSZoning Factor with 5 levels
LotFrontage : LotFrontage Integer
LotArea : LotArea Integer
Street : Street Factor with 2 levels
Alley : Alley Factor with 2 levels
LotShape : LotShape Factor with 4 levels
LandContour : LandContour Factor with 4 levels
Utilities : Utilities Factor with 2 levels
LotConfig : LotConfig Factor with 5 levels
LandSlope : LandSlope Factor with 3 levels
Neighborhood : Neighborhood Factor with 25 levels
Condition1 : Condition1 Factor with 9 levels
Condition2 : Condition2 Factor with 8 levels
BldgType : BldgType Factor with 5 levels
HouseStyle : HouseStyle Factor with 8 levels
OverallQual : OverallQual Integer
OverallCond : OverallCond Integer
YearBuilt : YearBuilt Integer
YearRemodAdd : YearRemodAdd Integer
RoofStyle : RoofStyle Factor with 6 levels
RoofMatl : RoofMatl Factor with 8 levels
Exterior1st : Exterior1st Factor with 15 levels
Exterior2nd : Exterior2nd Factor with 16 levels
MasVnrType : MasVnrType Factor with 4 levels
MasVnrArea : MasVnrArea Integer
ExterQual : ExterQual Factor with 4 levels
ExterCond : ExterCond Factor with 5 levels
Foundation : Foundation Factor with 6 levels
BsmtQual : BsmtQual Factor with 4 levels
BsmtCond : BsmtCond Factor with 4 levels
BsmtExposure : BsmtExposure Factor with 4 levels
BsmtFinType1 : BsmtFinType1 Factor with 6 levels
BsmtFinSF1 : BsmtFinSF1 Integer
BsmtFinType2 : BsmtFinType2 Factor with 6 levels
BsmtFinSF2 : BsmtFinSF2 Integer
BsmtUnfSF : BsmtUnfSF Integer
TotalBsmtSF : TotalBsmtSF Integer
Heating : Heating Factor with 6 levels
HeatingQC : HeatingQC Factor with 5 levels
CentralAir : CentralAir Factor with 2 levels
Electrical : Electrical Factor with 5 levels
X1stFlrSF : 1stFlrSF Integer
X2ndFlrSF : 2ndFlrSF Integer
LowQualFinSF : LowQualFinSF Integer
GrLivArea : GrLivArea Integer
BsmtFullBath : BsmtFullBath Integer
BsmtHalfBath : BsmtHalfBath Integer
FullBath : FullBath Integer
HalfBath : HalfBath Integer
BedroomAbvGr : Bedroom Integer
KitchenAbvGr : Kitchen Integer
KitchenQual : KitchenQual Factor with 4 levels
TotRmsAbvGrd : TotRmsAbvGrd Integer
Functional : Functional Factor with 7 levels
Fireplaces : Fireplaces Integer
FireplaceQu : FireplaceQu Factor with 5 levels
GarageType : GarageType Factor with 6 levels
GarageYrBlt : GarageYrBlt Integer
GarageFinish : GarageFinish Factor with 3 levels
GarageCars : GarageCars Integer
GarageArea : GarageArea Integer
GarageQual : GarageQual Factor with 5 levels
GarageCond : GarageCond Factor with 5 levels
PavedDrive : PavedDrive Factor with 3 levels
WoodDeckSF : WoodDeckSF Integer
OpenPorchSF : OpenPorchSF Integer
EnclosedPorch: EnclosedPorch Integer
X3SsnPorch : 3SsnPorch Integer
ScreenPorch : ScreenPorch Integer
PoolArea : PoolArea Integer
PoolQC : PoolQC Factor with 3 levels
Fence : Fence Factor with 4 levels
MiscFeature : MiscFeature Factor with 4 levels
MiscVal : MiscVal Integer
MoSold : MoSold Integer
YrSold : YrSold Integer
SaleType : SaleType Factor with 9 levels
SaleCondition: SaleCondition Factor with 6 levels
SalePrice : SalePrice Integer
 Variable Defination

The building class

The general zoning classification
Linear feet of street connected to property
Lot size in square feet
Type of road access
Type of alley access
General shape of property
Flatness of the property
Type of utilities available
Lot configuration
Slope of property
Physical locations within Ames city limits
Proximity to main road or railroad
Proximity to main road or railroad (if a second is present)
Type of dwelling
Style of dwelling
Overall material and finish quality
Overall condition rating
Original construction date
Remodel date
Type of roof
Roof material
Exterior covering on house
Exterior covering on house (if more than one material)
Masonry veneer type (wooden material used for covering)
Masonry veneer area in square feet
Exterior material quality
Present condition of the material on the exterior
Type of foundation
Height of the basement
General condition of the basement
Walkout or garden level basement walls
Quality of basement finished area
Type 1 finished square feet
Quality of second finished area (if present)
Type 2 finished square feet
Unfinished square feet of basement area
Total square feet of basement area
Type of heating
Heating quality and condition
Central air conditioning
Electrical system
First Floor square feet
Second floor square feet
Low quality finished square feet (all floors)
Above grade (ground) living area square feet
Basement full bathrooms
Basement half bathrooms
Full bathrooms above grade
Half baths above grade
Number of bedrooms above basement level
Number of kitchens
Kitchen quality
Total rooms above grade (does not include bathrooms)
Home functionality rating
Number of fireplaces
Fireplace quality
Garage location
Year garage was built
Interior finish of the garage
Size of garage in car capacity
Size of garage in square feet
Garage quality
Garage condition
Paved driveway
Wood deck area in square feet
Open porch area in square feet
Enclosed porch area in square feet
Three season porch area in square feet
Screen porch area in square feet
Pool area in square feet
Pool quality
Fence quality
Miscellaneous feature not covered in other categories
$Value of miscellaneous feature
Month Sold
Year Sold
Type of sale
Condition of sale
the property's sale price in dollars.