bodyfat {ic.infer}R Documentation

Body fat data from Neter et al. 1996

Description

Data set with three explanatory variables and response variable body fat for 20 females. It comes from Neter et al., Chapter 7, Table 1 and is downloaded from UCLA ATS whenever bodyfat() is executed.

Usage

bodyfat()
bodyfat

Format

A data frame with four columns:

Triceps
triceps skinfold thickness
Thigh
thigh circumference
Midarm
midarm circumference
BodyFat
body fat

Details

The data are usable with an existing internet connection only. The function call bodyfat() downloads the data from the UCLA ATS website and creates the data frame bodyfat that is subsequently present in the global environment.

Author(s)

Ulrike Groemping, BHT Berlin

Source

Neter,J., Kutner,M., Nachtsheim,C., Wasserman W. (1996, 4th Ed.). Applied Linear Statistical Models. McGraw-Hill, New York.

The data come from Table 1 in Chapter 7 of that book.

Note: The data are usable with an internet connection only, because McGraw-Hill was unable to grant a license for embedding the data into the package.

References

UCLA: Academic Technology Services, Statistical Consulting Group (2009). Textbook examples. http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/examples/default.htm (accessed September 18, 2009).


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