University of Chicago GSB

Dominick's: Key to categories

Each category of the DFF project is referenced by a three-letter acronym. This acronym is used for file or variable naming purposes. E.g., the analgesics category is referenced by ana, and the upc file containing data related to the analgesics upcs will be named upcana.

The table below contains the acronym for each category:

Acronym Category
ana Analgesics
bat Bath Soap
ber Beer
bjc Bottled Juices
cer Cereals
che Cheeses
cig Cigarettes
coo Cookies
cra Crackers
cso Canned Soup
did Dish Detergent
fec Front-end-candies
frd Frozen Dinners
fre Frozen Entrees
frj Frozen Juices
fsf Fabric Softeners
gro Grooming Products
lnd Laundry Detergents
oat Oatmeal
ptw Paper Towels
rfj Refrigerated Juices
sdr Soft Drinks
sha Shampoos
sna Snack Crackers
soa Soaps
tbr Toothbrushes
tna Canned Tuna
tpa Toothpastes
tti Bathroom Tissues