natsal: Impact of Outliers - Sexual Partners

Description Usage Format Details Source References

Description

An example of independent groups data with outliers used in Chapters 16 of the book Introduction to the New Statistics.

Usage

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Format

A data frame with 95 rows and 2 variables:

sex

female or male

partners

Number of sexual partners

Details

This is a subset of data from a British survey of sexual behaviours and attitudes that can be used to illustrate the impact of outliers on estimates of central tendency. The participants in this subset were all 21 years of age. The independent variable is sex and the dependent variable is the lifetime number of sexual partners.

Source

National Centre for Social Research et al. (2005), National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles II, 2000-2001 [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], August 2005. SN: 5223.

References

Cumming, G., & Calin-Jageman, R. (2017). Introduction to the New Statistics. New York; Routledge.


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