smallpox: Smallpox vaccine results
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Smallpox vaccine results
Description
A sample of 6,224 individuals from the year 1721 who were exposed to
smallpox in Boston. Some of them had received a vaccine (inoculated) while
others had not. Doctors at the time believed that inoculation, which
involves exposing a person to the disease in a controlled form, could reduce
the likelihood of death.
Usage
smallpox
Format
A data frame with 6224 observations on the following 2 variables.
- result
Whether the person died or lived.
- inoculated
Whether the person received inoculated.
Source
Fenner F. 1988. Smallpox and Its Eradication (History of
International Public Health, No. 6). Geneva: World Health Organization.
ISBN 92-4-156110-6.
Examples
data(smallpox)
table(smallpox)
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Smallpox vaccine results
Description
A sample of 6,224 individuals from the year 1721 who were exposed to smallpox in Boston. Some of them had received a vaccine (inoculated) while others had not. Doctors at the time believed that inoculation, which involves exposing a person to the disease in a controlled form, could reduce the likelihood of death.
Usage
smallpox
Format
A data frame with 6224 observations on the following 2 variables.
- result
Whether the person
diedorlived.- inoculated
Whether the person received inoculated.
Source
Fenner F. 1988. Smallpox and Its Eradication (History of International Public Health, No. 6). Geneva: World Health Organization. ISBN 92-4-156110-6.
Examples
data(smallpox)
table(smallpox)
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