R/Calif_precip.R

In LSTbook: Data and Software for "Lessons in Statistical Thinking"

#' Annual precipitation in California locations
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#' These data are from an article in the journal *Geography* that illustrates
#' precipitation modeling.
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#' @docType data
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#' @format A data.frame with 30 rows, each a weather station in California
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#' - `station`: the name of the station
#' - `precip` average annual precipitation in inches
#' - `altitude` in feet
#' - `latitude` the station's north-south location (degrees North)
#' - `distance`: distance in miles from the coast
#' - `orientation`: related to the rain shadow effect of the mountains.
#' "W" means westward facing (toward the prevailing winds). "L" mean "leeward," that is,
#' facing away from the prevailing winds.
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#' @keywords datasets
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#' @source P. J. Taylor (1980)  "A Pedagogic Application of Multiple Regression Analysis: Precipitation in California" *Geography* **65** (3) 203-212
"Calif_precip"