trebuchet: Trebuchet data

In fastR: Foundations and Applications of Statistics Using R

Description

Measurements from an experiment that involved firing projectiles with a small trebuchet under different conditions.

Format

Data frames with the following variables.

• object the object serving as projectilebean big washerb bigWash BWB foose golf MWB SWB tennis ball wood

• projectileWt weight of projectile (in grams)

• counterWt weight of counter weight (in kg)

• distance distance projectile traveled (in cm)

• form a factor with levels a b B c describing the configuration of the trebuchet.

Source

Data collected by Andrew Pruim as part of a Science Olympiad competition.

Examples

data(trebuchet); data(trebuchet1); data(trebuchet2)
xyplot(distance~projectileWt, data=trebuchet1)
xyplot(distance~projectileWt, data=trebuchet2)
xyplot(distance~projectileWt, groups=projectileWt, data=trebuchet)

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