malaria {ISwR}

Malaria antibody data

Description

The malaria data frame has 100 rows and 4 columns.

Usage

malaria

Format

This data frame contains the following columns:

subject

subject code.

age

age in years.

ab

antibody level.

mal

a numeric vector code, Malaria: 0: no, 1: yes.

Details

A random sample of 100 children aged 3–15 years from a village in Ghana. The children were followed for a period of 8 months. At the beginning of the study, values of a particular antibody were assessed. Based on observations during the study period, the children were categorized into two groups: individuals with and without symptoms of malaria.

Source

Unpublished data.

Examples

summary(malaria)