case0902: Why Do Some Mammals Have Large Brains for Their Size?
In Sleuth2: Data Sets from Ramsey and Schafer's "Statistical Sleuth (2nd Ed)"
case0902 R Documentation
Why Do Some Mammals Have Large Brains for Their Size?
Description
The data are the average values of brain weight, body weight,
gestation lengths (length of pregnancy) and litter size for 96 species
of mammals.
Usage
case0902
Format
A data frame with 96 observations on the following 5 variables.
Speciesspecies
Brainaverage brain weight (in grams)
Bodyaverage body weight (in kilograms)
Gestationgestation period (in days)
Litteraverage litter size
Source
Ramsey, F.L. and Schafer, D.W. (2002). The Statistical Sleuth: A
Course in Methods of Data Analysis (2nd ed), Duxbury.
See Also
case0902
Examples
str(case0902)
pairs(log(Brain)~log(Body)+log(Litter)+Gestation, case0902)
Sleuth2 documentation built on May 29, 2024, 7:37 a.m.
R Package Documentation
Browse R Packages
We want your feedback!
Note that we can't provide technical support on individual packages. You should contact the package authors for that.
| case0902 | R Documentation |
Why Do Some Mammals Have Large Brains for Their Size?
Description
The data are the average values of brain weight, body weight, gestation lengths (length of pregnancy) and litter size for 96 species of mammals.
Usage
case0902Format
A data frame with 96 observations on the following 5 variables.
Speciesspecies
Brainaverage brain weight (in grams)
Bodyaverage body weight (in kilograms)
Gestationgestation period (in days)
Litteraverage litter size
Source
Ramsey, F.L. and Schafer, D.W. (2002). The Statistical Sleuth: A Course in Methods of Data Analysis (2nd ed), Duxbury.
See Also
case0902
Examples
str(case0902)
pairs(log(Brain)~log(Body)+log(Litter)+Gestation, case0902)
R Package Documentation
Browse R Packages
We want your feedback!
Note that we can't provide technical support on individual packages. You should contact the package authors for that.
Embedding an R snippet on your website
Add the following code to your website.
For more information on customizing the embed code, read Embedding Snippets.