donner: Donner party

In alr3: Data to Accompany Applied Linear Regression 3rd Edition

Description

The Donner Party was the most famous tragedy in the history of the westward migration in the United States. In the winter of 1846-47, abount ninety wagon train emigrants were unable to cross the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California before winter, and almost one-half starved to death. Perhaps because they were ordinary people – farmers, merchants, parents, children. These data include some information about each of the members of the party from Johnson (1996).

Format

This data frame uses the person's name as row labels and contains the following columns:

Age

Approximate age in 1846

Outcome

1 if survived, 0 if died

Sex

Male or Female

Family.name

Either a family name, hired or single

Status

Family, single or hired

Source

Johnson, K. (1996). Unfortunate Emigrants: Narratives of the Donner Party. Logan, UT: Utah State University Press, http://www.metrogourmet.com/crossroads/KJhome.htm.

References

Weisberg, S. (2005). Applied Linear Regression, 3rd edition. New York: Wiley, Problem 12.4.

Examples

head(donner)

Example output

Loading required package: car
Loading required package: carData
                        Age Outcome    Sex Family.name Status
Breen_Edward_            13       1   Male       Breen Family
Breen_Margaret_Isabella   1       1 Female       Breen Family
Breen_James_Frederick     5       1   Male       Breen Family
Breen_John               14       1   Male       Breen Family
Breen_Margaret_Bulger    40       1 Female       Breen Family
Breen_Patrick            51       1   Male       Breen Family

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