pearson_york_data {bfsl}

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Example data

Description

Example data set of Pearson (1901) with weights suggested by York (1966).

Usage

pearson_york_data

Format

A data frame with 10 rows and 4 variables:

x

x observations

w_x

weights of x

y

y observations

w_y

weights of y

References

Pearson K. (1901), On lines and planes of closest fit to systems of points in space. The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, 2(11), 59-572, https://doi.org/10.1080/14786440109462720

York, D. (1966). Least-squares fitting of a straight line. Canadian Journal of Physics, 44(5), 1079–1086, https://doi.org/10.1139/p66-090

Examples

bfsl(pearson_york_data)

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