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MASS (version 7.3-66)
Support Functions and Datasets for Venables and Ripley's MASS
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Functions and datasets to support Venables and Ripley, "Modern Applied Statistics with S" (4th edition, 2002).
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Brian Ripley
Last Published
July 15th, 2026
Functions in MASS (7.3-66)
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biopsy
Biopsy Data on Breast Cancer Patients
addterm
Try All One-Term Additions to a Model
beav1
Body Temperature Series of Beaver 1
caith
Colours of Eyes and Hair of People in Caithness
beav2
Body Temperature Series of Beaver 2
cement
Heat Evolved by Setting Cements
deaths
Monthly Deaths from Lung Diseases in the UK
crabs
Morphological Measurements on Leptograpsus Crabs
chem
Copper in Wholemeal Flour
drivers
Deaths of Car Drivers in Great Britain 1969-84
cpus
Performance of Computer CPUs
abbey
Determinations of Nickel Content
eqscplot
Plots with Geometrically Equal Scales
farms
Ecological Factors in Farm Management
corresp
Simple Correspondence Analysis
galaxies
Velocities for 82 Galaxies
gamma.dispersion
Calculate the MLE of the Gamma Dispersion Parameter in a GLM Fit
geyser
Old Faithful Geyser Data
anorexia
Anorexia Data on Weight Change
cov.trob
Covariance Estimation for Multivariate t Distribution
dropterm
Try All One-Term Deletions from a Model
cats
Anatomical Data from Domestic Cats
genotype
Rat Genotype Data
cov.rob
Resistant Estimation of Multivariate Location and Scatter
cabbages
Data from a cabbage field trial
hills
Record Times in Scottish Hill Races
birthwt
Risk Factors Associated with Low Infant Birth Weight
housing
Frequency Table from a Copenhagen Housing Conditions Survey
area
Adaptive Numerical Integration
ginv
Generalized Inverse of a Matrix
gilgais
Line Transect of Soil in Gilgai Territory
contr.sdif
Successive Differences Contrast Coding
bacteria
Presence of Bacteria after Drug Treatments
huber
Huber M-estimator of Location with MAD Scale
anova.negbin
Likelihood Ratio Tests for Negative Binomial GLMs
hist.scott
Plot a Histogram with Automatic Bin Width Selection
boxcox
Box-Cox Transformations for Linear Models
fitdistr
Maximum-likelihood Fitting of Univariate Distributions
con2tr
Convert Lists to Data Frames for use by lattice
coop
Co-operative Trial in Analytical Chemistry
eagles
Foraging Ecology of Bald Eagles
hubers
Huber Proposal 2 Robust Estimator of Location and/or Scale
glmmPQL
Fit Generalized Linear Mixed Models via PQL
fgl
Measurements of Forensic Glass Fragments
immer
Yields from a Barley Field Trial
lm.gls
Fit Linear Models by Generalized Least Squares
epil
Seizure Counts for Epileptics
leuk
Survival Times and White Blood Counts for Leukaemia Patients
lm.ridge
Ridge Regression
gehan
Remission Times of Leukaemia Patients
confint-MASS
Confidence Intervals for Model Parameters
isoMDS
Kruskal's Non-metric Multidimensional Scaling
gamma.shape
Estimate the Shape Parameter of the Gamma Distribution in a GLM Fit
ldahist
Histograms or Density Plots of Multiple Groups
glm.convert
Change a Negative Binomial fit to a GLM fit
glm.nb
Fit a Negative Binomial Generalized Linear Model
forbes
Forbes' Data on Boiling Points in the Alps
minn38
Minnesota High School Graduates of 1938
mcycle
Data from a Simulated Motorcycle Accident
mca
Multiple Correspondence Analysis
kde2d
Two-Dimensional Kernel Density Estimation
mammals
Brain and Body Weights for 62 Species of Land Mammals
fractions
Rational Approximation
denumerate
Transform an Allowable Formula for 'loglm' into one for 'terms'
michelson
Michelson's Speed of Light Data
menarche
Age of Menarche in Warsaw
loglm1
Fit Log-Linear Models by Iterative Proportional Scaling -- Internal function
muscle
Effect of Calcium Chloride on Muscle Contraction in Rat Hearts
motors
Accelerated Life Testing of Motorettes
dose.p
Predict Doses for Binomial Assay model
loglm
Fit Log-Linear Models by Iterative Proportional Scaling
logtrans
Estimate log Transformation Parameter
lqs
Resistant Regression
newcomb
Newcomb's Measurements of the Passage Time of Light
npr1
US Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 1 data
painters
The Painter's Data of de Piles
oats
Data from an Oats Field Trial
lda
Linear Discriminant Analysis
pairs.lda
Produce Pairwise Scatterplots from an 'lda' Fit
npk
Classical N, P, K Factorial Experiment
parcoord
Parallel Coordinates Plot
mvrnorm
Simulate from a Multivariate Normal Distribution
Belgian-phones
Belgium Phone Calls 1950-1973
nlschools
Eighth-Grade Pupils in the Netherlands
predict.lda
Classify Multivariate Observations by Linear Discrimination
predict.qda
Classify from Quadratic Discriminant Analysis
petrol
N. L. Prater's Petrol Refinery Data
plot.lda
Plot Method for Class 'lda'
predict.lqs
Predict from an lqs Fit
predict.glmmPQL
Predict Method for glmmPQL Fits
polr
Ordered Logistic or Probit Regression
predict.mca
Predict Method for Class 'mca'
plot.mca
Plot Method for Objects of Class 'mca'
negative.binomial
Family function for Negative Binomial GLMs
rnegbin
Simulate Negative Binomial Variates
renumerate
Convert a Formula Transformed by 'denumerate'
rms.curv
Relative Curvature Measures for Non-Linear Regression
rotifer
Numbers of Rotifers by Fluid Density
road
Road Accident Deaths in US States
rlm
Robust Fitting of Linear Models
stdres
Extract Standardized Residuals from a Linear Model
quine
Absenteeism from School in Rural New South Wales
snails
Snail Mortality Data
rational
Rational Approximation
shuttle
Space Shuttle Autolander Problem
shoes
Shoe wear data of Box, Hunter and Hunter
qda
Quadratic Discriminant Analysis
profile.glm
Method for Profiling glm Objects
shrimp
Percentage of Shrimp in Shrimp Cocktail
steam
The Saturated Steam Pressure Data
ships
Ships Damage Data
sammon
Sammon's Non-Linear Mapping
theta.md
Estimate theta of the Negative Binomial
survey
Student Survey Data
synth.tr
Synthetic Classification Problem
topo
Spatial Topographic Data
wtloss
Weight Loss Data from an Obese Patient
summary.loglm
Summary Method Function for Objects of Class 'loglm'
width.SJ
Bandwidth Selection by Pilot Estimation of Derivatives
studres
Extract Studentized Residuals from a Linear Model
summary.negbin
Summary Method Function for Objects of Class 'negbin'
summary.rlm
Summary Method for Robust Linear Models
waders
Counts of Waders at 15 Sites in South Africa
whiteside
House Insulation: Whiteside's Data
write.matrix
Write a Matrix or Data Frame
stormer
The Stormer Viscometer Data
stepAIC
Choose a model by AIC in a Stepwise Algorithm
ucv
Unbiased Cross-Validation for Bandwidth Selection
truehist
Plot a Histogram