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Body fat data from Kutner et al. 2004
Description
Data set with three explanatory variables and response variable body fat for 20 healthy females aged 35-44
Usage
bodyfat
Format
A data frame with four columns:
- Triceps
triceps skinfold thickness
- Thigh
thigh circumference
- Midarm
midarm circumference
- BodyFat
body fat
Details
The data set contains three explanatory variables and the response variable body fat for 20 healthy females aged 35-44. As the variable body fat is very expensive to obtain, predicting it with the cheaper dimensional measurements is desirable. There is substantial multicollinearity among the explanatory variables.
Author(s)
Ulrike Groemping, BHT Berlin
Source
Kutner,M., Nachtsheim,C., Neter J., Li, W. (2005, 5th Ed.). Applied Linear Statistical Models. McGraw-Hill, New York.
Kutner,M., Nachtsheim,C., Neter J. (2004, 4th Ed.). Applied Linear Regression Models. McGraw-Hill, New York.
The data are published on the accompanying CD-Roms of those books (Table 1 in Chapter 7) and are also available online on the books homepages or from the UCLA website linked below. (Note that earlier editions of the bood had Neter as first author and included Wasserman as author, but the earlier editions do not have these data.)
References
UCLA: Statistical Consulting Group (without year). Applied Linear Statistical Models by Neter, Kutner, et. al. Chapter 7: Multiple Regression II | SAS Textbook Examples. https://stats.oarc.ucla.edu/sas/examples/alsm/applied-linear-statistical-models-by-neter-kutner-et-al-chapter-7-multiple-regression-ii/ (accessed October 04, 2023).