hiroshima: Hiroshima data from table 7.14

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Description

The number of deaths from leukemia and other cancers among survivors of the Hiroshima atom bomb. The data are for deaths during the period 1950<e2><80><93> 1959 among survivors who were aged 25 to 64 years in 1950.

Usage

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Format

A tibble with 6 observations and the following 4 variables.

radiation

radiation dose (rads)

leukemia

leukemia deaths

other cancer

deaths from other cancers

total cancers

total cancer deaths

References

Cox, D. R. and E. J. Snell (1981). Applied Statistics: Principles and Examples. London: Chapman & Hall.

Otake, M. (1979). Comparison of time risks based on a multinomial logistic response model in longitudinal studies. Technical Report No. 5, RERF, Hiroshima, Japan.

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Example output

  radiation            leukemia      other cancer   total cancers   
 Length:6           Min.   : 3.00   Min.   : 31.0   Min.   : 35.00  
 Class :character   1st Qu.: 4.25   1st Qu.: 36.5   1st Qu.: 50.25  
 Mode  :character   Median : 5.00   Median : 99.0   Median :103.50  
                    Mean   : 8.00   Mean   :140.0   Mean   :148.00  
                    3rd Qu.:11.00   3rd Qu.:187.8   3rd Qu.:192.75  
                    Max.   :18.00   Max.   :378.0   Max.   :391.00  

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