data(welding)-1 and 1.
| Variable | |
| Description | |
| Rods | Kind of welding rods |
| Drying | |
| Period of drying | |
| Material | Welded material |
| Thickness | |
| Thickness | |
| Angle | Angle |
| Opening | |
| Opening | |
| Current | Current |
| Method | |
| Welding method | |
| Preheating | Preheating |
| Strength | |
| Tensile strength of the weld in kg/mm. The response variable. |
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