R/gnomes-data.R

In MDMA: Mathijs Deen's Miscellaneous Auxiliaries

#' @name gnomes
#' @title Gnomes mushroom insulation cost-effectiveness data
#' @description The \code{gnomes} dataset consists of 300 observations of gnomes
#'     that had their housing unit (i.e., their mushroom) insulated against cold and
#'     humidity. The insulation was done by the most skilled insulation animals in
#'     the forest: squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris).They either used the common insulation
#'     technique consisting of leafs of the common beech tree (Fagus sylvatica) or
#'     an experimental form of insulation using leafs of the less common (and thus,
#'     more expensive) sessile oak tree (Quercus petraea). For the year before
#'     insulation and the year after insulation, the gnomes filled out the Gnomes'
#'     Humidity and Thermal Satisfaction scale (Gnomes' HATS),
#'     a well-validated questionnaire that rates mushroom insulation satisfaction
#'     w.r.t. humidity and temperature on a scale of 0 to 50. Differences between
#'     pre and post measurement were calculated on a higher-is-better basis.\cr\cr
#'     The squirrels were paid in acorns.
#'
#' `r lifecycle::badge("stable")`
#' @usage gnomes
#' @format the following variables are available:
#' \itemize{
#'  \item \code{diffHATS}: the difference in Gnomes' HATS scores between the year
#'      before and the year after insulation.
#'  \item \code{Costs}: insulation costs in acorns.
#'  \item \code{insulationMethod}: method of insulation, either \code{commonBeech} or
#'      \code{sessileOak}.
#' }
#' @docType data
#' @author Mathijs Deen
#' @keywords datasets
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