ex0726: Orign of the Term Regression

Description Usage Format Source References Examples

Description

These data are heights of 933 adults and their parents, as measured by Karl Pearson in 1885.

Usage

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Format

A data frame with 933 observations on the following 5 variables.

Gender

a factor with levels "female" and "male"

Family

an identification number for family, 1, 2,..., 205

Height

adult height of the child, inches

Father

height of the child's father, inches

Mother

height of the child's mother, inches

Source

Ramsey, F.L. and Schafer, D.W. (2013). The Statistical Sleuth: A Course in Methods of Data Analysis (3rd ed), Cengage Learning.

References

Hubble, E. and Humason, M. (1931). The Velocity–Distance Relation Among Extra–calactic Nebulae, Astrophysics Journal 74: 43–50.

Examples

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Example output

'data.frame':	10 obs. of  2 variables:
 $ Distance: num  1.8 7.25 7 9 11 13.8 22 32 4.2 2.15
 $ Velocity: int  890 3810 4638 4820 5230 7500 11800 19600 2350 630

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