Dataset: variety.dat Source: I. Simonson (1990). "The Effect of Purchase Quantity and Timing on Variety-Seeking Behavior," Journal of Marketing Research, Vol. 27, pp.150-162 Description: Results of Variety seeking behavior in 2 conditions for single period use products. 33 subjects in condition 1, 34 (different) in condition 2 Condition 1: Simultaneous Choice for Sequential Consumption (Buy 3 items at once) Condition 2: Sequential Choice (Purchase one item on each of 3 sequential daily store visits) Products (Subjects were given a list of choices per category): 1=Yogurt 2=Bread/bagel/rolls 3=Cannd vegetables 4=Fruit 5=Snack 6=Soft Drink/Juice 7=Can of Soup 8=Total across products Outcomes: H=High Variety (3 different selections from the category) M=Medium (One item chosen twice, different item the other) L=Low (one item selected each time) Variables/Columns Condition 8 Product Category 16 Variety Outcome 24 /* 1=H, 2=M, 3=L */ Number of Subjects 31-32