SpaceT: A study was made of all 26 astronauts on the first eight space shuttle flights (Bungo et.al., 1985).
On a voluntary basis 17 astronauts consumed large quantities of salt and fluid prior to landing as
a countermeasure to space deconditioning, while nine did not.
Description
A study was made of all 26 astronauts on the first eight space shuttle flights (Bungo et.al., 1985).
On a voluntary basis 17 astronauts consumed large quantities of salt and fluid prior to landing as
a countermeasure to space deconditioning, while nine did not.
Arguments
Format
A data frame with 52 observations on the following 4 variables:
Status
Factor with levels Post (after flight) and Pre (before flight)
HR
Supine heart rate(beats per minute)
Treatment
Countermeasure salt/fluid (1= yes, 0=no)
ID
Person id
References
Altman, Practical statistics for medical research, Page 223, Ex. 9.1.
Bungo et.al., 1985