Data sets considered in the book

This is a list of the data sets considered in the book. These data sets are bundled together using the shar utility into a single filed called datasets.shr This file can be unbundled if you have the shar facility available on your system by getting the file and typing "sh datasets.shr". This will expand the file into the individual data files. If you don't have this facility, it is not difficult to extract the individual files by using a regular editor.

The data sets current available are:

  • The Berkely growth data. The Zurich data described in the book are not publicly available, but the Berkeley study contains similar data. When expanded these data consist of the files "hghtm.dat", "hgtf.dat", and "hgtage.dat" containing the male heights, female heights, and the ages at which the measurements were taken, respectively.
  • Canadian monthly temperature in file "temp.dat"
  • Canadian monthly precipitation in file "prec.dat"
  • Human gait data contained in files "kneelin.dat" and "hiplin.dat" containing knee and hip angle measurements, respectively.
  • The pinch force data in file "pinch.dat".
  • The lip movement contained in file "lip.dat".
  • Melanoma incidence contained in file "melanoma.dat"

    Sample analyses of these data using S-PLUS functions for FDA are available at this Web site.

    In addition, you may obtain the daily temperature data and the daily precipitation data. These data are based on averaging daily measurements over the years 1961 to 1994, and applying a correction for leap years. The raw data were supplied by the Atmospheric Environment Service, Canadian Climate Centre, Data Management Division, 4905 Dufferin Street, Downsview, Ontario, M3H 5T4.

    Data sets mentioned in the book but not available at this time are

  • Handwriting
  • Equine gait
  • Lupus nephritis

    We expect to add other sets of data to this site from time to time, along with appropriate documentation and sample analyses.

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    Last edited on Friday 29 August 1997 by Jim Ramsay .