energy_consumption.distr: US Energy Consumption Distribution-Valued Dataset

energy_consumption.distrR Documentation

US Energy Consumption Distribution-Valued Dataset

Description

Distribution-valued dataset of energy consumption across US states. Each energy type described by Normal distribution parameters (mean, SD).

Usage

data(energy_consumption.distr)

Format

A data frame with 5 observations and 3 variables:

  • type: Energy type.

  • mean: Mean consumption across 50 states.

  • sd: Standard deviation.

Details

Five types: Petroleum, Natural Gas, Coal, Hydroelectric, Nuclear Power. Values are rescaled consumption from the US Census Bureau (2004).

Metadata

Sample size (n) 5
Variables (p) 3
Subject area Energy
Symbolic format Distribution
Analytical tasks Descriptive statistics

References

Billard, L. and Diday, E. (2006). Symbolic Data Analysis. Wiley. Table 2.8.

Examples

data(energy_consumption.distr)

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