weightLoss: Weight Loss Study

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Weight Loss Study

Description

Data.frame

Usage

data(weightLoss)

Format

The data frame has 60 rows and 2 variables:

drug

Which weight loss drug the participant took for 6 weeks.

loss

Percent of weight loss after the 6 weeks.

Details

Fictitious data set for teaching purposes. The fictitious scenario:

You are a statistical consultant. A client comes to you asking for help with their analysis. The client is from a drug company. Their new drug is supposed to help people lose weight. They conducted an experiment with their drug (drug A) and the two best selling weight loss drugs (B and C). Male participants from age 50-60 were used in the study. Each participant took one of the drugs for 6 week and the percent of weight loss was recorded.

References

Fictitious data set

Examples

data("weightLoss", package='syllogi')
str(weightLoss)

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