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age.universe Best estimate of the age of the universe
aid monthly payment for federal program
alaska.pipeline Comparison of in-field and laboratory measurement of defects
alltime.movies Top movies of all time
aosat Artic Oscillation data based on SAT data
arctic.oscillations Measurement of sea-level pressure at the arctic

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babies Mothers and their babies data
babyboom Babyboom: data for 44 babies born in one 24-hour period.
batting Batting statistics for 2002 baseball season
baycheck Population estimate of type of Bay Checkerspot butterfly
best.times Best track and field times by age and distance
blood blood pressure readings
breakdown Time of insulating fluid to breakdown
bright.stars List of bright stars with Hipparcos catalog number
brightness Brightness of 966 stars
bumpers Bumper repair costs for various automobiles
BushApproval U.S. President George Bush approval ratings
bycatch Number of Albatrosses accidentaly caught during a fishing haul

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cabinet Estimated tax savings for US President Bush's cabinet
camp Mount Campito Yearly Treering Data, -3435-1969.
cancer cancer survival times
carbon Carbon Monoxide levels at different sites
carsafety Fatality information in U.S. for several popular cars
central.park Weather in Central Park NY in May 2003
central.park.cloud Type of day in Central Park, NY May 2003
cfb Bootstrap sample from the Survey of Consumer Finances
chicken weight gain of chickens fed 3 different rations
chips Measurements of chip wafers
co2emiss Carbon Dioxide Emissions from the U.S.A. from fossil fuel
coins The coins in my change bin
coldvermont Daily minimum temperature in Woodstock Vermont
corn Comparison of corn for new and standard variety
crime violent crime rates in 50 states of US

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deflection Deflection under load
DensityPlot Plots densities of data
diamond Price by size for diamond rings
divorce Time until divorce for divorced women (by age)
dnstyplt Plots densities of data
do ~~function to do ... ~~
DOTplot Make big DOT plot likestripchart
DOTplt Make big DOT plot likestripchart
dottodot Dot-to-dot puzzle
dowdata The Dow Jones average from Jan 1999 to October 2000
dvdsales Monthly DVD player sales since introduction to May 2004

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emissions CO2 emissions data and gross domestic product for 26 countries
ewr Taxi in and taxi out times at EWR (Newark) airport for 1999-2001
exec.pay Direct compensation for 199 United States CEOs in the year 2000

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fat Body measurements to predict percentage of body fat in males
father.son Pearson's data set on heights of fathers and their sons
female.inc Income distribution for females in 2001
firstchi Age of mother at birth of first child
five.yr.temperature Five years of weather in New York City
florida County-by-county results of year 2000 US presidential election in Florida

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galileo Galileo data on falling bodies
galton Galton's height data for parents and children
gap Sales data for the Gap
gasprices Monthly average gasoline prices in the United States
getAnswer Display answers to selected problems
goalspergame Goals per game in NHL
google Google stock values during 2005-02-07 to 2005-07-07
grades Current and previous grades
grip Effects of cross-country ski-pole grip

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hall.fame Data frame containing baseball statistics including Hall of Fame membership
healthy Healthy or not?
heartrate Simulated data of age vs. max heart rate
home Maplewood NJ homedata
homedata Maplewood NJ assessed values for years 1970 and 2000
homeprice Sale price of homes in New Jersey in the year 2001
homework Homework averages for Private and Public schools
HUMMER Deliveries of new HUMMER vehicles

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iq IQ scores

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kid.weights Weight and height measurement for a sample of U.S. children
KSI Data set on automobile deaths and injuries in Great Britain

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last.tie Last tie in 100 coin tosses
lawsuits Law suit settlements

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malpract malpractice settlements
mandms Proportions of colors in various M and M's varieties
math Standardized math scores
maydow Dow Jones industrial average and May maximum temperature
midsize Price of new and used of three mid-sized cars
MLBattend Major league baseball attendance data
movies Data frome on top 25 movies for some week, many weeks ago
mw.ages Age distribution in year 2000 in Maplewood New Jersey

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nba.draft NBA draft lottery odds for 2002
normtemp Body temperature and heart rate of 130 health individuals
npdb National Practioner Data Bank
nym.2002 Random sample of 2002 New York City Marathon finishers

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OBP On base percentage for 2002 major league baseball season
oral.lesion Oral lesion location by town
ozonemonthly Monthly mean ozone values at Halley Bay Antartica

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paradise Annual snowfall at Paradise Ranger Station, Mount Ranier
pi2000 first 2000 digits of pi
primes Primes numbers less than 2003
puerto Incomes for Puerto Rican immigrants to Miami

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QQplot Creates a qqplot with shaded density estimate

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rat Survival times of 20 rats exposed to radiation
reaction.time Reaction time with cell phone usage
reddrum Growth of red drum

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salmon.rate Simulated Data on Rate of Recruitment for Salmon
salmonharvest Salmon harvest in Alaska from 1980 to 1998
samhda Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data for teens
scatter.with.hist Scatterplot with histograms
scrabble Distribution of Scrabble pieces
sim Function to simulate sampling distributions
simple.chutes simulate a chutes and ladder game
simple.densityplot Plots densities of data
simple.eda Simple function to plot histogram, boxplot and normal plot
simple.eda.ts Makes 3 useful graphs for eda of times series
simple.fancy.stripchart Makes a fancier strip chart: plots means and a line
simple.freqpoly Simply plot histogram and frequency polygon
simple.hist.and.boxplot A function to plot both a histogram and a boxplot
simple.lag applies function to moving subsets of a data vector
simple.lm Simplify usage of lm
simple.median.test Do simple sign test for median - no ranks
simple.plot.hist.and.box A function to plot both a histogram and a boxplot
simple.scatterplot Simple scatter plot of x versus y with histograms of each
simple.sim Simplify the process of simulation
simple.violinplot Plots violinplots instead of boxplots
simple.z.test Implement basic z-test for illustrative purposes
skateranks Judges scores for disputed ice skating competition
slc Sodium-Lithium countertransport
smokyph Water pH levels at 75 water samples in the Great Smoky Mountains
south Murder rates for 30 Southern US cities
southernosc Southern Oscillations
sp500.excess Excess returns of S&P 500
Split.zoo Add split method for zoo objects
squareplot Create a squareplot alternative to a segmented barplot
stud.recs Student records
student.expenses Some simulated data on student expenses
superbarplot super segmented barplot

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tastesgreat Does new goo taste great?
tcm1y One-year treasury security values
tempsalinity Temperature/Salinity measurements along a moving Eddy
too.young What age is too young for a male to data a female?
twins Burt's IQ data for twins

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u2 Song and lengths for U2 albums
urchin.growth Data on growth of sea urchins
UsingR Opens browser to UsingR webpages
usingr Opens browser to UsingR webpages

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vacation vacation days
violinplot Plots violinplots instead of boxplots
vlnplt Plots violinplots instead of boxplots

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watertemp Temperature measurement of water at 85m depth

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yahoo.get.hist.quote Download stock data from Yahoo!
yellowfin Yellow fin tuna catch rate in Tropical Indian Ocean