Sleep: Sleep hours data from Preece (1982, Table 16)

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Description

This dataset presents paired data corresponding to the sleep hours gained by 10 patients (these are differences indeed) using two isomers (Dextro- and Laevo-). These data from Student were studied by Fischer (1925). Read the paper of Preece (1982, section 9) for a complete understanding of this quite complex situation.

Usage

data(Sleep)

Format

A dataframe with 10 rows and 2 columns:

[,1]	Dextro	numeric	sleep hour gain
[,2]	Laevo	numeric	sleep hour gain

Source

Fisher, R.A. (1925) Statistical Metods for Research Workers. Oliver and Boyd: Edinburgh.

References

Preece, D.A. (1982) t is for trouble (and textbooks): a critique of some examples of the paired-samples t-test. The Statistician, 31 (2), 169-195.

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