Birth weight data low= qualitative (indicates low birth weight in new born, 1: <2500g, 0:>=2500g) age= quantative (mother's age in years) lwt= quantative (mother weight before pregnancy in pounds (lbs)) race= qualitative (race, 1=white, 2= black, 3=other) smoke= qualitative (smoking during pregnancy, 1=yes, 0=no) ptl=qualitative (history of premature labour,1=yes, 0=no) ht=qualitative (history of hypertension, 1=yes, 0=no) ui=qualitative (presence of uterine irritability, 1=yes, 0=no) ftv=qualitative (# of physician visits in 1st trimester, 0=none, 1=one, 2=two, etc.) btw=quantitave (birth weight in grams)