donner {alr3}R Documentation

Donner party

Description

The Donner Party was the most famous tragedy in the history of the westward migration in the United States. In the winter of 1846-47, abount ninety wagon train emigrants were unable to cross the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California before winter, and almost one-half starved to death. Perhaps because they were ordinary people – farmers, merchants, parents, children. These data include some information about each of the members of the party from Johnson (1996).

Format

This data frame contains the following columns:

Age
Approximate age in 1846
Outcome
1 if survived, 0 if died
Sex
Male or Female
Family.name
Either a family name, hired or single
Name
Name of Person
Status
Family, single or hired

Source

Johnson, K. (1996). Unfortunate Emigrants: Narratives of the Donner Party. Logan, UT: Utah State University Press, http://www.metrogourmet.com/crossroads/KJhome.htm.

References

Weisberg, S. (2005). Applied Linear Regression, 3rd edition. New York: Wiley, Problem 12.4.

Examples

data(donner)

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