HistData: Data Sets from the History of Statistics and Data Visualization

The 'HistData' package provides a collection of small data sets that are interesting and important in the history of statistics and data visualization. The goal of the package is to make these available, both for instructional use and for historical research. Some of these present interesting challenges for graphics or analysis in R.

Package details

AuthorMichael Friendly [aut, cre] (ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3237-0941>), Stephane Dray [aut] (ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0153-1105>), Peter Li [aut] (ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9602-9550>), David Bellhouse [aut], Hadley Wickham [ctb], James Hanley [ctb], Dennis Murphy [ctb], Luiz Droubi [ctb], James Riley [ctb], Antoine de Falguerolles [ctb], Monique Graf [ctb], Neville Verlander [ctb], Brian Clair [ctb], Jim Oeppen [ctb], Ivan Lokhov [ctb], John Russell [ctb]
MaintainerMichael Friendly <friendly@yorku.ca>
LicenseGPL
Version1.0.0
URL https://friendly.github.io/HistData/
Package repositoryView on CRAN
Installation Install the latest version of this package by entering the following in R:
install.packages("HistData")

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HistData documentation built on Dec. 1, 2025, 1:09 a.m.