Resources

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

Tutorials

This section provides lessons for understanding certain capabilities and functions of ResStock, as well as learning a specific analysis skill.

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

How-to Guides

This section provides a collection of step-by-step guides for using a ResStock dataset to answer a given question.

• 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. Feel free to email us with additional questions or ideas for documentation.

General

• Considerations for ResStock Calibration and Validation
• Quota Based Sampling and the 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