ex0826: Kleiber's Law
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Description
The data are the average mass, metabolic rate, and lifespan for 95 species of
mammals. Kleiber's law states that the metabolic rate of an animal species, on
average, is proportional to its mass raised to the power of 3/4.
Usage
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Format
A data frame with 95 observations on the following 5 variables.
- CommonName
the common name of the mammal species
- Species
the scientific name of the mammal species
- Mass
the average body mass in kg
- Metab
the average metabolic rate in kJ per day
- Life
the average lifespan in years
Source
Ramsey, F.L. and Schafer, D.W. (2013). The Statistical Sleuth: A
Course in Methods of Data Analysis (3rd ed), Cengage Learning.
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Example output
'data.frame': 95 obs. of 5 variables:
$ CommonName: chr "Echidna" "Long-beaked echidna" "Platypus" "Opossum" ...
$ Species : chr "Tachiglossus aculeatus" "Zaglossus bruijni" "Ornithorhynchus anatinus" "Lutreolina crassicaudata" ...
$ Mass : num 2.5 10.3 1.3 0.812 1.33 3.26 0.0141 0.00365 0.0085 0.089 ...
$ Metab : num 302 594 229 196 299 519 9 17.6 5.17 37.4 ...
$ Life : num 14 20 9 5 6 8 2 2.5 2 3 ...
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Description Usage Format Source Examples
Description
The data are the average mass, metabolic rate, and lifespan for 95 species of mammals. Kleiber's law states that the metabolic rate of an animal species, on average, is proportional to its mass raised to the power of 3/4.
Usage
1 |
Format
A data frame with 95 observations on the following 5 variables.
- CommonName
the common name of the mammal species
- Species
the scientific name of the mammal species
- Mass
the average body mass in kg
- Metab
the average metabolic rate in kJ per day
- Life
the average lifespan in years
Source
Ramsey, F.L. and Schafer, D.W. (2013). The Statistical Sleuth: A Course in Methods of Data Analysis (3rd ed), Cengage Learning.
Examples
1 |
Example output
'data.frame': 95 obs. of 5 variables:
$ CommonName: chr "Echidna" "Long-beaked echidna" "Platypus" "Opossum" ...
$ Species : chr "Tachiglossus aculeatus" "Zaglossus bruijni" "Ornithorhynchus anatinus" "Lutreolina crassicaudata" ...
$ Mass : num 2.5 10.3 1.3 0.812 1.33 3.26 0.0141 0.00365 0.0085 0.089 ...
$ Metab : num 302 594 229 196 299 519 9 17.6 5.17 37.4 ...
$ Life : num 14 20 9 5 6 8 2 2.5 2 3 ...
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