orings: Spache Shuttle Challenger O-rings
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Spache Shuttle Challenger O-rings
Description
The 1986 crash of the space shuttle Challenger was linked to failure of
O-ring seals in the rocket engines. Data was collected on the 23 previous
shuttle missions. The launch temperature on the day of the crash was 31F.
Format
A data frame with 23 observations on the following 2 variables.
- temp
temperature at launch in degrees F
- damage
number of damage incidents out of 6 possible
Source
Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident,
Vol. 1, 1986: 129-131.
References
S. Dalal, E. Fowlkes and B. Hoadley (1989) "Risk Analysis of the
Space Shuttle: Pre-Challenger Prediction of Failure." Journal of the
American Statistical Association. 84: 945-957.
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Spache Shuttle Challenger O-rings
Description
The 1986 crash of the space shuttle Challenger was linked to failure of O-ring seals in the rocket engines. Data was collected on the 23 previous shuttle missions. The launch temperature on the day of the crash was 31F.
Format
A data frame with 23 observations on the following 2 variables.
- temp
temperature at launch in degrees F
- damage
number of damage incidents out of 6 possible
Source
Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident, Vol. 1, 1986: 129-131.
References
S. Dalal, E. Fowlkes and B. Hoadley (1989) "Risk Analysis of the Space Shuttle: Pre-Challenger Prediction of Failure." Journal of the American Statistical Association. 84: 945-957.
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