Resources

Tutorials, how-to guides, explanations, and reference material are available to aid users in answering questions about the ResStock dataset. New topics will be added as they are completed.

Tutorials

Tutorials provide lessons for understanding certain capabilities and functions of ResStock, as well as learning a specific analysis skill. Available tutorials include:

• Check That You Have Enough Samples or Dwelling Units with the Data Viewer

How-To Guides

These guides provide step-by-step instructions for using a ResStock dataset to answer a given question. Available guides include:

• Analyze Your Housing Stock and Different What if Scenarios Using Excel

Explanations

These documents provide explanations focusing on how and why of the ResStock datasets. This section does not provide explicit advice on how to achieve a specific outcome, but rather focuses on helping users understand specific and important aspects of the datasets. Additional questions or ideas for documentation can be emailed to us. Explanations are available on the following topis:

General

• Considerations for ResStock Calibration and Validation
• Quota-Based Sampling and Implications
• One Row of Data Is Not One Real House
• Geographic Fields and Codes
• Why At Least 1,000 Samples is Recommended
• Why Individual ResStock Measures Should Not Be Combined

ResStock Limitations and Known Issues

• ResStock 2024 Release 2 Electricity and Energy Bills
• Wall Type Issue, Especially in Maine