EPIDURALf

Intermediate results from a study to determine whether the traditional
sitting position or the hamstring stretch position is superior for
administering epidural anesthesia to pregnant women in labor as measured by
the number of obstructive (needle to bone) contacts (OC)

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Functions and data sets for the text Probability and Statistics
with R.

Alan T Arnholt

PASWR

Probability and Statistics with R

Alan T. Arnholt

EPIDURALf function

A data frame with 342 observations on the following 7 variables:<dl class="dl-horizontal">
<dt>Doctor</dt><dd>a factor with levels <code>Dr. A</code>, <code>Dr. B</code>, <code>Dr. C</code>, and <code>Dr. D</code></dd> 
<dt>kg</dt><dd>weight in kg of patient</dd> 
<dt>cm</dt><dd>height in cm of pateint</dd> 
<dt>Ease</dt><dd>a factor with levels <code>Difficult</code>, <code>Easy</code>, and <code>Impossible</code> 
indicating the physician's assessment of how well bone landmarks can be felt
in the patient</dd> 
<dt>Treatment</dt><dd>a factor with levels <code>Hamstring Stretch</code> and <code>Traditional Sitting</code></dd>
<dt>OC</dt><dd>number of obstructive contacts</dd>
<dt>Complications</dt><dd>a factor with levels <code>Failure - person got dizzy</code>, 
<code>Failure - too many OCs</code>, <code>None</code>, <code>Paresthesia</code>, and <code>Wet Tap</code></dd> 
</dl>

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Traditional Sitting Position Versus Hamstring Stretch Position — EPIDURALf

A data frame with 342 observations on the following 7 variables:<dl class='dl-horizontal'>
<dt>Doctor</dt><dd>a factor with levels <code>Dr. A</code>, <code>Dr. B</code>, <code>Dr. C</code>, and <code>Dr. D</code></dd> 
<dt>kg</dt><dd>weight in kg of patient</dd> 
<dt>cm</dt><dd>height in cm of pateint</dd> 
<dt>Ease</dt><dd>a factor with levels <code>Difficult</code>, <code>Easy</code>, and <code>Impossible</code> 
indicating the physician's assessment of how well bone landmarks can be felt
in the patient</dd> 
<dt>Treatment</dt><dd>a factor with levels <code>Hamstring Stretch</code> and <code>Traditional Sitting</code></dd>
<dt>OC</dt><dd>number of obstructive contacts</dd>
<dt>Complications</dt><dd>a factor with levels <code>Failure - person got dizzy</code>, 
<code>Failure - too many OCs</code>, <code>None</code>, <code>Paresthesia</code>, and <code>Wet Tap</code></dd> 
</dl>

EPIDURALf: Traditional Sitting Position Versus Hamstring Stretch Position

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