SMPracticals (version 1.3-1)

forbes: Atmospheric Pressure and Boiling Point in the Alps

Description

James Forbes measured the atmospheric pressure and boiling point of water at 17 locations in the Alps.

Usage

data(forbes)

source

Atkinson, A. C. (1985) Plots, Transformations, and Regression. Oxford University Press.

Examples

data(forbes)
plot(forbes)
fit <- lm(bp~pres,data=forbes)
fit
plot(forbes$pres,resid(fit))  # model OK?
# try refitting with transformation
fit <- lm(log(bp)~log(pres),data=forbes)