ex0726 {Sleuth3} | R Documentation |
Orign of the Term Regression
Description
These data are heights of 933 adults and their parents, as measured by Karl Pearson in 1885.
Usage
ex0726
Format
A data frame with 933 observations on the following 5 variables.
- Gender
a factor with levels
"female"
and"male"
- Family
an identification number for family, 1, 2,..., 205
- Height
adult height of the child, inches
- Father
height of the child's father, inches
- Mother
height of the child's mother, inches
Source
Ramsey, F.L. and Schafer, D.W. (2013). The Statistical Sleuth: A Course in Methods of Data Analysis (3rd ed), Cengage Learning.
References
Hubble, E. and Humason, M. (1931). The Velocity–Distance Relation Among Extra–calactic Nebulae, Astrophysics Journal 74: 43–50.
Examples
str(ex0725)
[Package Sleuth3 version 1.0-6 Index]