ex0726: Decline in Male Births
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Decline in Male Births
Description
The data are on the proportion of male birts in Denmark, The
Netherlands, Canada and the United States for a number of yeras.
Notice that the proportions for Canada and the United States are only
provided for the years 1970 to 1990, while Denmark and The Netherlands
have data listed for 1950 to 1994.
Usage
ex0726
Format
A data frame with 45 observations on the following 5 variables.
Yearyear of observation
Denmarkmale birth rate of Denmark for given year
Netherlandsmale birth rate of The Netherlands for given year
Canadamale birth rate of Canada for given year
Usamale birth rate of the United States for given year
Source
Ramsey, F.L. and Schafer, D.W. (2002). The Statistical Sleuth: A
Course in Methods of Data Analysis (2nd ed), Duxbury.
References
Davis, D.L., Gottlieb, M.B. and Stampnitzky, J.R. (1998). Reduced
ratio of male to female births in several industrial countries,
Journal of the American Medical Association 279(13):
1018–1023.
Examples
str(ex0726)
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Decline in Male Births
Description
The data are on the proportion of male birts in Denmark, The Netherlands, Canada and the United States for a number of yeras. Notice that the proportions for Canada and the United States are only provided for the years 1970 to 1990, while Denmark and The Netherlands have data listed for 1950 to 1994.
Usage
ex0726Format
A data frame with 45 observations on the following 5 variables.
Yearyear of observation
Denmarkmale birth rate of Denmark for given year
Netherlandsmale birth rate of The Netherlands for given year
Canadamale birth rate of Canada for given year
Usamale birth rate of the United States for given year
Source
Ramsey, F.L. and Schafer, D.W. (2002). The Statistical Sleuth: A Course in Methods of Data Analysis (2nd ed), Duxbury.
References
Davis, D.L., Gottlieb, M.B. and Stampnitzky, J.R. (1998). Reduced ratio of male to female births in several industrial countries, Journal of the American Medical Association 279(13): 1018–1023.
Examples
str(ex0726)
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