aids_azt_df: AIDS Symptoms and AZT Use Data

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AIDS Symptoms and AZT Use Data

Description

This dataset, aids_azt_df, is a data frame containing cross-classified counts of AIDS symptoms and AZT use by race of the patients, as reported in a 1991 New York Times article.

Usage

data(aids_azt_df)

Format

A data frame with 4 observations and 4 variables:

yes

Numeric vector indicating the number of patients showing AIDS symptoms

no

Numeric vector indicating the number of patients not showing AIDS symptoms

azt

Factor with 2 levels indicating AZT use (yes, no)

race

Factor with 2 levels indicating patient race (white, black)

Details

The dataset name has been kept as 'aids_azt_df' to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the infectiousR package and assists users in identifying its specific characteristics. The suffix 'df' indicates that the dataset is a data frame. The original content has not been modified in any way.

Source

Data taken from the cond package version 1.2-4

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