Backpack: Weights of College Student Backpacks
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Description
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Description
Backpack weights for a sample of college students
Format
A data frame with 100 observations on the following 9 variables.
BackpackWeight Backpack weight (in pounds)
BodyWeight Body weight (in pounds)
Ratio BackpackWeight/BodyWeight
BackProblems 0=no or 1=yes
Major Code for academic major
Year Year in school
Sex a factor with levels Female Male
Status Graduate or undergraduate? G or U
Units Number of credits taken that quarter
Details
A survey of students at California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo) collected data
to investigate the question of whether back aches might be due to carrying heavy backpacks,
Source
Mintz J., Mintz J., Moore K., and Schuh K., "Oh, My Aching Back! A Statistical Analysis of Backpack Weights," Stats: The Magazine for Students of Statistics, vol. 32, 2002, pp. 1719.
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Description Format Details Source
Description
Backpack weights for a sample of college students
Format
A data frame with 100 observations on the following 9 variables.
BackpackWeight | Backpack weight (in pounds) |
BodyWeight | Body weight (in pounds) |
Ratio | BackpackWeight/BodyWeight |
BackProblems | 0=no or 1=yes |
Major | Code for academic major |
Year | Year in school |
Sex | a factor with levels Female Male |
Status | Graduate or undergraduate? G or U |
Units | Number of credits taken that quarter |
Details
A survey of students at California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo) collected data to investigate the question of whether back aches might be due to carrying heavy backpacks,
Source
Mintz J., Mintz J., Moore K., and Schuh K., "Oh, My Aching Back! A Statistical Analysis of Backpack Weights," Stats: The Magazine for Students of Statistics, vol. 32, 2002, pp. 1719.
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