us.car.repair.1969 {cluster.datasets}R Documentation

Hartigan (1975) Frequency of Car Repairs

Description

The table contains the frequency of car repairs in 1969. Plus means above average. Minus means below average. This is Chapter 9 Table 9.4 in Chapter 9 of Hartigan (1975) on page 174.

Usage

data(us.car.repair.1969)

Format

A data frame with 33 observations on the following 14 variables.

model

a character vector for the model of the vehicle

BR

a factor for break system with levels - +

FU

a factor for fuel system with levels - +

EL

a factor for electrical with levels - +

EX

a factor for exhaust with levels - +

ST

a factor for steering with levels - +

EM

a factor for engine, mechanical with levels - +

RS

a factor for rattles and squeeks with levels - +

RA

a factor for real axle with levels - +

RU

a factor for rust with levels - +

SA

a factor for shock absorbers with levels - +

TC

a factor for transmission, clutch with levels - +

WA

a factor for wheel alignment with levels - +

OT

a factor for other with levels - +

Details

This table is used to illustrate the tree-leader algorithm.

Source

Consumer Reports Buying Guide (1969)

SPAETH2 Cluster Analysis Datasets http://people.sc.fsu.edu/~jburkardt/datasets/spaeth2/spaeth2.html

References

Hartigan, J. A. (1975). Clustering Algorithms, John Wiley, New York.

Examples

data(us.car.repair.1969)

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